Prefix and Suffix Posters

Identify six common prefixes (pre-, re-, dis-, un-, mis-, mid-) and state the meaning each adds to a word

Identify six common suffixes (-ful, -ly, -er, -ing, -age, -less) and state the meaning each adds to a word

Apply prefix and suffix meanings to decode sample words such as disobey, mismatch, and homeless

Post the example charts near a word-study or vocabulary center as an ongoing reference during a prefix/suffix unit

Have students sort additional vocabulary words from a current reading passage into the chart's six prefix or six suffix categories as an extension activity

Use the meaning shown in parentheses next to each prefix and suffix (e.g. 'un- (not)') as a sentence starter for students to explain a sample word in their own words

Introduce the two example charts after the four explanatory poster pages, since the charts build on the general prefix/suffix/root concept those pages establish

Prefix and suffix identification — students recognize six prefixes and six suffixes and connect each to its meaning.

Morphological decoding — students use a word part's meaning to interpret sample words such as unkind, retell, and hopeful.