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Knowledge
- Prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word.
- Suffixes are word parts that can be added at the end of the word to change the meaning of the word.
- The root word is the base word in which a prefix or suffix can be added.
- Morphology refers to the meaningful units of a word that are combined to make the whole word.
Skills
- Decode and encode words with prefixes, suffixes, or both, using their knowledge of the morphological structure of words.
Understanding
- Their knowledge of the different word parts (prefixes, suffixes, and roots) can help them read and spell most multisyllabic words if they break them apart into smaller morphemes.
Vocabulary
- Decode
- Encode
- Knowledge
- Morphological structure
- Prefixes
- Suffixes
- Roots
