Week 10 · Word Tails
Friday
Freddy's suffix game
// Suffixes: -er, -est, -ful, -less, -ly, -ness and -y
⏱ about 15 min
Friday: Freddy's suffix game
Freddy the Frog hops onto a log by the Word Tree.
"Ribbit! Who is ready for the suffix game?" he asks.
Donnie and Ferris cheer loudly. Lucy the Ladybug cheers too.
"Every word today has a tail," says Freddy.
Suffix review
Er and est compare. Ful means full of. Less means without.
Ly tells how. Ness names a thing. Y tells what it is like.
Cover the suffix, read the base word, then read it all.
GAME 1: NAME THE SUFFIX
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which suffix is in darkness?
Which suffix is in quickly?
Which suffix is in thankful?
Which suffix is in smallest?
GAME 2: FIND THE BASE WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
What is the base word in biggest?
What is the base word in cries?
What is the base word in hopeful?
What is the base word in sunny?
GAME 3: READ THE SENTENCE
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which sentence makes sense?
Which sentence makes sense?
Which sentence makes sense?Cover the suffix. Read the base word.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Helpless means full of help. | ? |
| Hotter has two t letters. | ? |
| Cry plus es is cries. | ? |
| Softly has the suffix ness. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEHelpless means without help. Softly has the suffix ly.
BUILD THE SENTENCE
- Read each card.
- Tap the cards in order to make a sentence.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
taller, fastest, helpful, careless
softly, sadness, rainy, bigger
cries, tried, happily, puppies
softly, sadness, rainy, bigger
cries, tried, happily, puppies
Try it
Pick one base word with your grown-up, like help.
How many suffixes can you add? Helpful, helpless, helper!
How many suffixes can you add? Helpful, helpless, helper!
Word Spot review
Let us review this week's sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Use: U-S-E.
Very: V-E-R-Y.
Wash: W-A-S-H.
Which: W-H-I-C-H.
Later: L-A-T-E-R.
Miss: M-I-S-S.
Idea: I-D-E-A.
Enough: E-N-O-U-G-H.
Face: F-A-C-E.
Watch: W-A-T-C-H.
Far: F-A-R.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
We ___ a ruler to measure.
An ant is ___ small.
___ your hands with soap.
___ way is the park?
Ribbit! You are a suffix star. Tomorrow is the Sound Hunt.