11.5.1 Mechanics of Writing: Prefixes and Suffixes

• Prefixes (un-, dis-, re-, pre-, mis-, in-/im-) and suffixes (-er/-or, -ness, -ment, -ful, -less, -ly, -tion) in career texts
• Breaking words; inferring meaning from the affix; dictation
• Sentences and blanks using the correct form

• identify words with prefixes and suffixes from a text
• use prefixes and suffixes correctly in sentences
• acknowledge the influence of prefixes and suffixes on meaning and formation of words

“How can you tell the meaning of a word using a prefix?”

“Which words with suffixes and prefixes are confusing?”

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1. Spot and break prefixes and suffixes
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Find affixed words in a career text. Split prefix / root / suffix and infer meaning from the affix.
2. Dictation and correct forms in sentences
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Hear and spell affixed career words. Fill blanks and write sentences that keep the meaning shift.