Do the following letters being capitalized in the words given are root words?

What is a root word?

What do we call the letters being added at the beginning of the root word like –mis, -dis, -im, -un, -pre, -under, etc?

What do we call the letters being added at the end of the root word like –ous, -ly, -ness, -en, -ful, -ity, etc?

What are suffixes?

Prefix

Definition

Example

anti-

against

anticlimax

de-

opposite

devalue

dis-

not; opposite of

discover

en-, em-

cause to

enact, empower

fore-

before; front of

foreshadow, forearm

In-, im-

in

income, impulse

in-, im-, il-, ir-

not

indirect, immoral,

illiterate, irreverent

inter-

between; among

interrupt

mid-

middle

midfield

mis-

wrongly

misspell

non-

not

nonviolent

over-

over; too much

overeat

pre-

before

preview

re-

again

rewrite

semi-

half; partly; not fully

semifinal

sub-

Under

subway

super-

above; beyond

superhuman

trans-

across

transmit

un-

not; opposite of

unusual

under-

under; too little

underestimate

Suffix

Definition

Example

-able, -ible

is; can be

affordable, sensible

-al, -ial

having characteristics of

universal, facial

-ed

past tense verbs; adjectives

the dog walked,

the walked dog

-en

made of

golden

-er, -or

one who;

person connected with

teacher, professor

-er

more

taller

-est

the most

tallest

-ful

full of

helpful

-ic

having characteristics of

poetic

-ing

verb forms;

present participles

sleeping

-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition

act; process

submission, motion,

Relation, edition

“THE FOX AND THE CROW”

Listen carefully as I narrate to you the story, you may jot down notes for some important details to be able for you to answer the guide questions.

The Fox and the Crow� an Aesop Fable

      "What a noble and gracious bird I see in the tree!" proclaimed the fox, "What exquisite beauty! What fair plumage! If her voice is as lovely as her beauty, she would no doubt be the jewel of all birds."

       The crow was so flattered by all this talk that she opened her beak and gave a cry to show the fox her voice.

     "Caw! Caw!" she cried, as the cheese dropped to the ground for the fox to grab.

Answer the following questions:

1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. Where is the setting? Give the time and the place.

 3. What are the events that took place in the story?

A graphic organizer is a tool or process to build word knowledge by relating similarities of meaning to the definition of the word.

Read the story, “THE FISHERMAN’S DAUGHTER” and choose one of the graphic organizers that were discussed to answer the guide questions.