Word Study

4th Grade Word Study

"The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see."

~ Alexandra K. Trenfor

Common Core Standards:

Use common grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. (L.4.4b, L.5.4b)
Spell grade appropriate words correctly. (L.4.2d, L.5.2d)
I can use syllabication patterns and morphology to read unfamiliar words. (RF4.3a, RF5.3a )

Word of The Week

reconstruction

Example of Word Study Process

1. break word into syllables

2. break word into morphemes

3. create a word matrix

4. create word sums from matrix

Step 1: Break word into syllables

Step 2: Break word into morphemes (word parts)

Step 3: Word Matrix - "struct"

Step 4: Word Sums

re-con-struct-tion = reconstruction
re-con-structs = reconstructs
de-con-struct-ion = deconstruction
in-struct-ion = instruction
infra-struct-ure = infrastructure
super-struct-ure = superstructure
ob-struct-ion = obsgruction
in-de-struct-able = indestructable

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