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The purpose of word study is to teach students to examine words to discover the regularities, patterns, and conventions of the English language in order to read and spell. It also increases specific knowledge of words – the spelling and meaning of individual words. The following link is one of the best explanations of word study patterns and concepts that I have ever discovered. I hope you'll find it helpful too.
http://www.carrollk12.org/Assets/file/EVE/Newsletters/Word%20Study%20Guide%20for%20Parents.pdf Things to remember... Accented syllable – a syllable that is spoken louder or in a higher tone than the other parts (example: in comedy the com syllable is accented; in female the fe is accented). One syllable words are considered accented. Think of it this way: A syllable that is stressed in pronunciation is called an accented syllable. The accent often changes the meaning of words which otherwise would be pronounced or even spelled alike. For example: The word object when accented on the first syllable is a noun; when accented on the second syllable it is a verb. Ambiguous Vowels - A vowel sound represented by a variety of different spelling patterns, or vowel patterns that represent a wide range of sounds (e.g., the ou in cough, through, and could. What is a syllable juncture and open and closed syllables? Open syllables typically end with a long vowel sound. Closed syllables end with a consonant and have a short vowel sound. The syllable break (juncture) in VCCV spelling patterns occurs between the two consonants (sur-vive, ap-pear). What is an inflected ending? An inflectional ending is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. -ed is past tense -ing is happening now-present tense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5g5xThho4 Open syllables typically end with a long vowel sound. Closed syllables end with a consonant and have a short vowel sound. The syllable break (juncture) in VCCV spelling patterns occurs between the two consonants (sur-vive, ap-pear). Inflected endings are suffixes at the end of the word that change the meaning of the word. For example: -s -more than one -es- more than one -ed - past tense -ing - an ongoing action A suffix is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of the word Examples: -s means more than 1...girls -ed means past tense... walked -y means made up of, characterized...brainy Comparatives using the suffix -er and -est The suffix -er is used to compare two things and -est is used when comparing more than two things Agents refer to people who do things using the suffixes -er -or A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a base or root word to change the meaning of the word. Example: dis-The prefix dis also means not and opposite of. For example, disconnect. mis-The prefix mis means wrong. For example, mistake or misunderstand. pre-The prefix pre means before |
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http://www.merriam-webster.com http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ http://www.thesaurus.com http://www.wordhippo.com/ Forgotten Your Words Their Way Book? If you click on this website all of the Word Sorts for Grade 4 Sorts 1-36 Level D (4th Grade) are accessible. They are in a PDF format, please feel free to print and sort to learn the word patterns at home. http://mrstrifirosplace.weebly.com/level-d-sorts.html |