nifty, thrifty fifty november
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Nifty, Thrifty Fifty November. beautiful. Something attractive to look at. classify. To organize into groups based on the characteristics of objects. community. people living together in unity. communities. More than one community. electricity. Electric energy. happiness. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nifty, Thrifty FiftyNovember
Language feature:
forgetful; hateful; capful; painful; fearfulIf the word that “ful” is added to ends in “y” you must change the “y” to “i” before you add “ful” mercy/merciful; plenty/plentiful
beautifulPrefix Base Word Suffix
beauty -ful(“full of”)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
Something attractive to look at
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature: glory/glorify; sign/signify; note/notify; false/falsify
classifyPrefix Base Word Suffix
class -ify(turns nouns into verbs)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
To organize into groups based on the characteristics of objects
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature:
Other words with the “com” prefix:compose (to put together)combat (to battle with)compress (to press together)
communityPrefix Base Word Suffix
com-(into/toward/within)
unity( means “to press”)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
people living together in unity
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature: “communities” has the “y” changed to “I” before adding the suffix –es.
Other examples include country/countries; county/counties, and city/cities.
communitiesPrefix Base Word Suffix
com-(together)
unity(to rely on someone)
-es(the state of)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
More than one community
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature: The spelling of electricity doesn’t change, but the pronunciation does.
public/publicity; toxic/toxicity
electricityPrefix Base Word Suffix
electric-ity
(changes adjectives into nouns)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
Electric energy
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature: darkness, goodness, friendliness
happinessPrefix Base Word Suffix
happy ness(the state of)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
the state of being happy
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Language feature: This time the “er” means greater rather than “one who.”
Uglier, smarter, greater.
prettierPrefix Base Word Suffix
pretty-er
(changes adjectives to the comparative form)
Friendly definition/multiple meaning:
More pretty than some one else.
Students write word in their literacy notebooks.
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
Unfinished
2. It has three syllables.
3. It has a prefix and a suffix.
4. The prefix means the “opposite.”
5. It means the same as “incomplete.”
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
classify
2. It only has a suffix.
3. It has a double consonant.
4. It has three syllables.
5. It means “to put into categories.”
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
hopeless
2. It has no spelling change.
3. It has less than 10 letters.
4. It only has a suffix.
5. Its suffix means “without.”
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
governor
2. It has three syllables.
3. It is a noun.
4. Its suffix makes the word become a person.
5. It is the person in charge of a state’s government.
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
impossible
2. It has 10 letters.
3. It has four syllables.
4. Its prefix means “opposite.”
5. It is the opposite of possible.
Be a Mind Reader!
1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.
transportation
2. It has a prefix and suffix.
3. It has four syllables.
4. I has five vowels.
5. Its root word means “to carry” and the prefix means “across or through”.
Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles!
1. Write the word with a suffix that can mean “more” and lets you compare.2. Write the word that has a suffix, no spelling change, and no
pronunciation change.3. Write the word with a suffix that means “more than one.”4. Write the word that means “full of beauty.”5. Write the word with a suffix that changes the pronunciation of
the root word.6. Write the word that only has a prefix.7. Write the word with the root word “happy.”
Word Bankbeautiful classify community communities
electricity happiness prettier
Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles!
1. Write the word with a suffix that can mean “more” and lets you compare.2. Write the word that has a suffix, no spelling change, and no
pronunciation change.3. Write the word with a suffix that means “more than one.”4. Write the word that means “full of beauty.”5. Write the word with a suffix that changes the pronunciation of
the root word.6. Write the word that only has a prefix.7. Write the word with the root word “happy.”
Word Bankbeautiful classify community communities
electricity happiness prettier
prettier
happiness
community
electricity
classify
beautiful
communities
Word Detectives
Word Wall Words• It’s important that we learn to spell words that are giving us
trouble in our writing.• Here are words I noticed we need to work on this month:
• Now that these words are on our word wall, you must always spell them correctly, no matter where you are. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE WORD WALL TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING!
• You write them in your literacy notebook while I add them to the word wall.
Word Wall Riddles
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Word Bank
Visual Checking Systemmade paid played
blockade blockaid blockayedbridesmade bridesmaid bridesmayed
charade charaid charayedberbetrade betraid betrayed
lemonade lemonaid lemonayedunafrade unafraid unafrayedportrade portraid portrayedprepade prepaid prepayedreplade replaid replayed
everglade everglaid everglayed