Lesson Plan: Suffixes
Subject: ELA- Reading
Grade: 3
Lesson Objective: To learn about common suffixes and demonstrate an understanding of them
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.B- Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
Materials:
Starter:
Say:
- What is the difference between the words end and endless? (Allow the students to answer.)
Main:
Say:
- The word end means that there is something that stops eventually. The word endless means that there is no end or the thing does not ever stop.
- Behind the word end are the letters “less.” “Less” is a suffix.
- A suffix is a word or a group of letters that change the meaning of a word.
- There are many different suffixes. We are going to talk about 4 of those suffixes today.
- The suffixes that we are going to talk about are -er, -ly, -ful and -less. (Write the prefixes on the board and point to them as you talk about them.)
- The suffix -er is a way to compare something. For example, if you have the word small and then add an -er to the end, the word is smaller, which means littler.
- The suffix -ly changes the meaning of the word to a characteristic, or a way to describe something. For example, using the word beautiful, when you add an -ly to the end, the word is beautifully. This means that something was done in a very pretty way.
- The suffix -ful means full of. The word painful means something that is full of pain.
- The suffix -less means without. The word painless means something without pain.
- Now, you are going to be doing a worksheet so that you can practice what you learned about suffixes. You will see the suffix and then two words with a blank next to each. Figure out which word works best with the suffix. Then, add the suffix to that word by writing the word with the suffix on the line.
- Does anyone have any questions?
Feedback:
Say:
- Who would like to share their answers? (Allow the students to share and go over the answers.)
Written by Kimberly Greacen, Education World® Contributing Writer
Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.
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