ELA21.3.8f

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.8f
Decode and encode words using knowledge of the morphological structure of a word, including prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Unpacked Content

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

COS Examples

Examples: fore-, anti-, post-, sub-; -ment, -hood, -er, -or; port, ject, form, dict

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