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Prefix Suffix Spelling Game

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Prefix Suffix Spelling Game

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🎯 WALT: Spell words accurately using prefixes and suffixes

Success Criteria:

✓ I can match prefixes and suffixes correctly to root words
✓ I can spell the new words I create
✓ I can write sentences that show I understand the meaning

📚 Part 1: Word Building

1. Match each prefix with a root word to make a new word. Write the complete word:

un- + happy = _______________

re- + play = _______________

dis- + like = _______________

pre- + heat = _______________

2. Match each suffix with a root word to make a new word. Write the complete word:

care + -ful = _______________

help + -less = _______________

quick + -ly = _______________

teach + -er = _______________

✏️ Part 2: Sentence Creation

3. Choose THREE words you created above. Write a sentence for each word that shows you understand its meaning:

Word 1: _______________

Word 2: _______________

Word 3: _______________

🌟 Part 3: Challenge Activity

4. Can you create a word using BOTH a prefix AND a suffix? Try combining:

_____ + help + _____ = _______________

Hint: Think about un- and -ful

5. Explain how prefixes and suffixes change word meanings:

Prefixes change meaning by: ________________________________

Suffixes change meaning by: ________________________________

6. Circle the correctly spelled words:

carefull

careful

unhappy

unhapy

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