Read Better
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English
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4th Grade
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Liam Egan
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7 Slides • 20 Questions
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By Liam Egan
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Step 1.
Ask yourself:
Does the word start with something like un–, dis–, re–?
Does it end with –ed, –er, –ing?
👉 If yes, circle them.
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Step 2.
What word is left when you remove the start or end?
This is the root word.
If you can spell the root word, you can spell the whole word.
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Step 3.
No prefix or suffix? Break it up
Say the word slowly
Clap or tap the syllables
Example:
bas / ket / ball
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Step 4.
Listen for the strong part
One syllable sounds stronger than the others
That helps you say the word correctly
Saying it correctly helps you spell it correctly
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Step 5.
Don’t spell the whole word at once
Spell each part, then put it together
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Multiple Choice
LiSen is spelling the word unfair. What is the root word?
un
fair
air
unfair
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Multiple Choice
Hari sees the word jumping. Which part is the suffix?
jump
jumping
ping
ing
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Multiple Choice
Veston is spelling teacher. What is the root word?
cher
teacher
teach
er
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Multiple Choice
TianXin reads the word dislike. What is the prefix?
like
dis
is
ke
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Multiple Choice
Khalid wants to split basketball into syllables. Which is correct?
bas-ket-ball
bask-et-ball
ba-sket-ball
basket-ball
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Multiple Choice
Eugene is spelling happiness. What is the root word?
happy
ness
iness
happiness
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Multiple Choice
AngKiet sees running. Which part helps show the action is happening now?
un
runn
ing
run
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Multiple Choice
Elly wants to spell careless. What is the suffix?
care
careless
reless
less
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Multiple Choice
Seojoon says remember slowly. How many syllables does it have?
1
2
3
4
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Multiple Choice
Junwoo is spelling replay. What is the prefix?
play
replay
rep
re
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Multiple Choice
LiSen hears important. Which syllable is stressed?
im
por
tant
all the same
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Multiple Choice
Hari is spelling helpful. What is the root word?
ful
help
helpful
he
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Multiple Choice
Veston sees played. What does –ed tell us?
It is happening now
It will happen
It already happened
It is long
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Multiple Choice
TianXin splits computer into syllables. Which is correct?
com-put-er
comp-u-ter
com-pu-ter
co-mpu-ter
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Multiple Choice
Khalid is stuck on a long word. What should he try first?
Guess the spelling
Skip the word
Look for prefixes or suffixes
Write it very fast
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