Dig Up the Root: An Exercise to Recognize Word Roots
Purpose:
To develop recognition of word roots and attached affixes
Materials:
Pocket chart
Word cards
Procedure:
Divide the pocket chart into two columns. In the left-hand column, list a number of root words. In the right-hand column, randomly list words composed of the root words plus an affix. Have the students match the root word in the first column with the root and its affix in the second column.
1. finish
2 reach
3. determine
4. decided
5. place
6. nation
undecided
finishing
replace
nationality
reached
predetermine
Excerpted From:
Excerpt from Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties, by J.L. Shanker, 2009 edition, p. 81-82.
© 2009, Allyn & Bacon, an imprint of Pearson Education Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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