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Ashleigh Keogh

Morphology: Suffix 'y'

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 2nd Grade
Subjects: Writing, Reading

Student Instructions

Morphology is understanding the meaningful parts of words. Suffixes are added onto the end of a base word and changes its meaning. Today, we are looking at the suffix 'y' which makes the long /e/ sound. The suffix 'y' forms and adjective - a word to describe a noun. 1. Click the link to watch the video about the suffix 'y.' 2. Tap add 3. Page 1: pen Rewrite the base word to form an adjective by adding 'y' on the end. 4. Page 2: label Write the words into sentences. 5. Page 3: highlighter Find the words in the wordsearch. 6. Press check to submit your work.

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Morphology is understanding the meaningful parts of words. Suffixes are added onto the end of a base word and changes its meaning. The suffix 'y' which makes the long /e/ sound. The suffix 'y' forms and adjective - a word to describe a noun.

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