Nifty, Thrifty FiftyNovember

Language feature:

forgetful; hateful; capful; painful; fearfulIf the word that “ful” is added to ends in “y” you must change the “y” to “i” before you add “ful” mercy/merciful; plenty/plentiful

beautifulPrefix Base Word Suffix

beauty -ful(“full of”)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

Something attractive to look at

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: glory/glorify; sign/signify; note/notify; false/falsify

classifyPrefix Base Word Suffix

class -ify(turns nouns into verbs)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

To organize into groups based on the characteristics of objects

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature:

Other words with the “com” prefix:compose (to put together)combat (to battle with)compress (to press together)

community

Prefix Base Word Suffix

com-(into/toward/within)

unity( means “to press”)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

people living together in unity

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: “communities” has the “y” changed to “I” before adding the suffix –es.

Other examples include country/countries; county/counties, and city/cities.

communitiesPrefix Base Word Suffix

com-(together)

unity(to rely on someone)

-es(the state of)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

More than one community

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: The spelling of electricity doesn’t change, but the pronunciation does.

public/publicity; toxic/toxicity

electricityPrefix Base Word Suffix

electric-ity

(changes adjectives into nouns)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

Electric energy

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: darkness, goodness, friendliness

happiness

Prefix Base Word Suffix

happy ness(the state of)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

the state of being happy

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Language feature: This time the “er” means greater rather than “one who.”

Uglier, smarter, greater.

prettier

Prefix Base Word Suffix

pretty-er

(changes adjectives to the comparative form)

Friendly definition/multiple meaning:

More pretty than some one else.

Students write word in their literacy notebooks.

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

Unfinished

2. It has three syllables.

3. It has a prefix and a suffix.

4. The prefix means the “opposite.”

5. It means the same as “incomplete.”

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

classify

2. It only has a suffix.

3. It has a double consonant.

4. It has three syllables.

5. It means “to put into categories.”

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

hopeless

2. It has no spelling change.

3. It has less than 10 letters.

4. It only has a suffix.

5. Its suffix means “without.”

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

governor

2. It has three syllables.

3. It is a noun.

4. Its suffix makes the word become a person.

5. It is the person in charge of a state’s government.

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

impossible

2. It has 10 letters.

3. It has four syllables.

4. Its prefix means “opposite.”

5. It is the opposite of possible.

Be a Mind Reader!

1. It’s a Nifty Thrifty Fifty Word.

transportation

2. It has a prefix and suffix.

3. It has four syllables.

4. I has five vowels.

5. Its root word means “to carry” and the prefix means “across or through”.

Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles!

1. Write the word with a suffix that can mean “more” and lets you compare.2. Write the word that has a suffix, no spelling change, and no

pronunciation change.3. Write the word with a suffix that means “more than one.”4. Write the word that means “full of beauty.”5. Write the word with a suffix that changes the pronunciation of

the root word.6. Write the word that only has a prefix.7. Write the word with the root word “happy.”

Word Bankbeautiful classify community communities

electricity happiness prettier

Nifty, Thrifty Fifty Riddles!

1. Write the word with a suffix that can mean “more” and lets you compare.2. Write the word that has a suffix, no spelling change, and no

pronunciation change.3. Write the word with a suffix that means “more than one.”4. Write the word that means “full of beauty.”5. Write the word with a suffix that changes the pronunciation of

the root word.6. Write the word that only has a prefix.7. Write the word with the root word “happy.”

Word Bankbeautiful classify community communities

electricity happiness prettier

prettier

happiness

community

electricity

classify

beautiful

communities

Word Detectives

Word Wall Words• It’s important that we learn to spell words that are giving us

trouble in our writing.• Here are words I noticed we need to work on this month:

• Now that these words are on our word wall, you must always spell them correctly, no matter where you are. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE WORD WALL TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SPELLING!

• You write them in your literacy notebook while I add them to the word wall.

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Word Bank

Visual Checking Systemmade paid played

blockade blockaid blockayedbridesmade bridesmaid bridesmayed

charade charaid charayedberbetrade betraid betrayed

lemonade lemonaid lemonayedunafrade unafraid unafrayedportrade portraid portrayedprepade prepaid prepayedreplade replaid replayed

everglade everglaid everglayed