Prefixes and Suffixes
Students will explore how understanding prefixes and suffixes can help expand their descriptive vocabulary.
Key Questions
- Explain how understanding prefixes and suffixes helps us expand our descriptive vocabulary.
- Differentiate how a prefix changes the meaning of a base word.
- Construct new words by adding appropriate prefixes and suffixes to root words.
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
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