Word Meaning with Prefixes/Suffixes
Maryland College and Career-Ready Education Standards. Prefixes are letters placed before a root word which change the meaning of the root word. Suffixes are letters placed after the root word which change the meaning of the root word. Read More...
◂English Language Arts Worksheets and Study Guides Third Grade. Word Meaning with Prefixes/Suffixes
Study Guide
Word Meaning with Prefixes/SuffixesWorksheet/Answer key
Word Meaning with Prefixes/SuffixesWorksheet/Answer key
Word Meaning with Prefixes/SuffixesWorksheet/Answer key
Word Meaning with Prefixes/Suffixes
The resources above correspond to the standards listed below:
Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
MD.RF. Standards for Reading Foundational Skills (RF)
Phonics and Word Recognition
3.RF3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
3.RF3.a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
3.RF3.a.1. Identify and know the meanings of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes (See CCSS L.3.4).
3.RF3.b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
3.RF3.b.1. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
MD.L. Standards for Language (L)
Conventions of Standard English
L2.CCR. Anchor Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
3.L2-e. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing – Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
3.L2-e.2. Modify spelling of base words as needed when adding inflectional endings and suffixes.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L4.CCR. Anchor Standard: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
3.L4-b. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content – Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
3.L4-b.2. Identify meaning of common prefixes and suffixes.
3.L4-b.3. Use meaning of prefixes and suffixes to explain the meaning of new words.
3.L4-b.4. Identify relationships between and among words with the same prefixes and suffixes.
3.L4-c. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content – Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
3.L4-c.2. Use meaning of prefixes and suffixes to explain the meaning of words with known roots.
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