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CCSS ELA Standard: 2.L.4.b

determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell)

Psycholunaphase (Greek and Latin)
Psycholunaphase (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Psycholunaphase? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent the creature, device, or spell it describes.
Gr 1-8
Hydromagnaphone (Greek and Latin)
Hydromagnaphone (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Hydromagnaphone? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Geosynth (Greek and Latin)
Geosynth (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Geosynth? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Thermocryptograph (Greek and Latin)
Thermocryptograph (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Thermocryptograph? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Aquamorphotron (Greek and Latin)
Aquamorphotron (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Aquamorphotron? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Chronosonarium (Greek and Latin)
Chronosonarium (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Chronosonarium? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Pyrostasis (Greek and Latin)
Pyrostasis (Greek and Latin)
What on earth is a Pyrostasis? Break apart the Greek and Latin roots, figure out what it should mean, then invent what it describes.
Gr 1-8
Words Within Words: STUFFING
Words Within Words: STUFFING
How many words are hiding inside STUFFING? More than you think.
Gr 1-5
Prefixes and Suffixes in Other Languages
Prefixes and Suffixes in Other Languages
Let’s go beyond merely memorizing word parts and instead analyze across languages. How do other languages make a word the opposite?
Gr 1-8
Analyze Suffixes: -en
Analyze Suffixes: -en
What exactly does adding -en to a word do? Find the pattern. Then find the words that break it.
Gr 1-5
Analyze Suffixes: -ly, -less, and -ful
Analyze Suffixes: -ly, -less, and -ful
What exactly does adding -less do to a word?
Gr 1-8
Greek and Latin Word Part Paths
Greek and Latin Word Part Paths
How can we go from Biology to Immobile?
Gr 1-8