Description
Why do we need to use suffixes? Most often, the aim is to describe a part of speech. For example adding “ing” to the word “dream”, gives you “dreaming”, turning a noun into a verb, which is an action word. They can also identify the tense of words, or whether the words are plural or singular.
Once children have worked through the examples that we include, the teacher could ask them to attempt to find their own ‘new’ words, that can be changed by the addition of a suffix. This activity could produce some hilarious responses.
Examples
dreaming | regional |
friendly | strengthen |
childish | loudly |
Features of the Suffixes
- the direct objective of this material, is for children to;
- understand that by adding a letter or two at the end of a word you can form a different word, often changing the function of the word
- indirectly the Child can;
- improve their vocabulary, and reading skills
- understand how to use this function correctly, to manipulate the meaning of the sentence
- gain self-confidence, direction and discipline
- this support material is aligned to the Montessori language curriculum
Contents of the Suffixes
- 1 control card – 11cm x 10cm / (4¼” x 4″)
- word cards – 5cm x 2cm / (2″ x ¾”)
- 20 words on the right of the card
- 20 words on the left of the card
- 2 header cards – root and suffix
- A6 transparent, plastic envelope, to store and display the cards on the shelves – 18cm x 13cm x 0.5cm / (7″ x 5″ x 2″)
Activity
Once the teacher presents the activity, the Child is invited to join two words together to make one new word. The control of error is the control card.
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