3FN15 – Reading & Writing – Phonics: Suffixes -er, -est, -ly, -ful

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Class Lesson Plan

Objectives:

Students will understand the concept of suffixes and how they change the meaning of base words.
Students will recognize and use the suffixes -er, -est, -ly, and -ful to form words.
Students will practice reading and writing words with these suffixes in their spelling words.

Materials:
Whiteboard
Visual aids (examples of words with -er, -est, -ly, and -ful suffixes)
Spelling word list:

taller
finest
useful
bigger
really
nicest
faster
lowly
quickly
careful
smaller
helpful
biggest
slowly
thankful

Introduction (5 minutes):

Define base words and suffixes, emphasizing that base words are root words and suffixes are added to change their meaning.
Explain that today’s focus is on suffixes -er, -est, -ly, and -ful and how they modify base words.

Theocratic Connections:

Discuss how understanding word structures and suffixes can aid in understanding the meaning of words encountered in Bible texts.

Activity 1 – Introduction to Suffixes (7 minutes):

Present examples of base words and their corresponding words with suffixes on the whiteboard. Practice pronouncing and identifying the suffixes -er, -est, -ly, and -ful.

We use the suffix -er to compare two things. (e.g. If you add the suffix e-r to the word fast, it becomes faster.)

The suffix -est is used to compare more than two things. (e.g. If you add the suffix e-s-t to the word tall, it becomes tallest.)

We use the suffix -ly to describe the way something is. (e.g. We can say a snail moves slowly. By adding the letters l-y to the word slow, we are saying that the way the snail moves is slow.)

The suffix -ful means full of. (e.g. If we add the suffix f-u-l to a word like color, it turns into the word colorful. The word colorful means full of color.)

Activity 2 – Comparative and Superlative Practice (7 minutes):

Show examples of words with -er and -est suffixes used for comparison.
Practice forming comparative and superlative words from base words, emphasizing when to double the last consonant.

Activity 3 – Adverbial and Adjective Practice (9 minutes):

Present examples of words with -ly and -ful suffixes used to form adverbs and adjectives.
Practice adding -ly and -ful to base words to create adverbial and adjective forms, discussing the meanings of the resulting words.

Conclusion (2 minutes):

Summarize key points: Suffixes are added to base words to change their meaning. We focused on the suffixes -er, -est, -ly, and -ful today, learning how they modify words to express comparison, manner, and quality.

Encourage students to practice reading and writing words with these suffixes to reinforce their understanding.

Assessment:

Informally assess students through participation in suffix identification activities, their ability to form words with suffixes, and their understanding of the meanings conveyed by words with suffixes.