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Decoding/ Word Attack Structural Analysis: Suffixes: - ant, - ent , - ist , - ian. 4 th Grade Lesson 21. Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. coolant. Turn and tell your partner how many syllables are in this word and what the suffix and root word is.
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Decoding/ Word AttackStructural Analysis: Suffixes: - ant, -ent, -ist, -ian 4th Grade Lesson 21
Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. coolant Turn and tell your partner how many syllables are in this word and what the suffix and root word is. There are two syllables- cool/ant. The root word is cool and the suffix is – ant.
Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. resident Turn and tell your partner how many syllables are in this word and what the suffix and root word is. There are three syllables- res/i/dent. The root word is reside and the suffix is – ent Did you notice that suffix was the last syllable in this word and in coolant?.
A suffix such as – ant, -ent, or istis always the last syllable in a word.Sometimes the suffix –ianis pronounced with 2 syllables.
Look at the words below. With your partner, identify the number of syllables and the suffix and root word in each word. Be sure you can read each word. jour nal ist ant at tend co me di an
Look in your student edition and/or science or social studies book. Find longer words with the prefixes –ant, -ent, -ist, -ian. List the words and sort them by suffix. Divide each word into syllables and be sure you can read each word.