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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Use known words to
    decode and define
    related words.
  • Review multisyllabic
    words with prefixes
    and suffixes.
  • Blend and read related
    words and multisyllabic
    words with prefixes
    and suffixes.
  • Apply decoding strategies:
    blend longer words.
ELL
Support Phonics English language learners will benefit from studying related words in English. Have students create word webs for related words and have them indicate whether the words are nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. Encourage students to create parallel word webs for related words in their home language.
See the Phonics Transition Lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
Practice Book
Practice Book 3.2 p. 149
with | without Answers
You may wish to explain the
meanings of these words.
disorderly not neat,
unorganized
misconduct bad behavior
mismanagement leading in an
unskilled or
disorganized
way
Vocabulary Tip
Phonics
Phonics
Related Words
TEACH
Remind students that they have learned many words that are similar. Write the words
able, ability, deal, and dealt.
  • How do you pronounce the first word? (able)
  • What does able mean? (having the skill to accomplish a task)
  • How is the second word similar to the first? (It looks and sounds something like able.
    It begins like able.)
Think AloudMODEL When I come to an unfamiliar word, I think about similar words I already
know. Often words that look and sound similar are related. That means they
have similar meanings. The word able describes a person who can do something
well. Ability is a noun that means "skill." I can use what I know about able to help
me understand what ability means. By thinking about related words and using context clues if the word is in a sentence, I can usually figure out the new word without looking it up.
DEAL
DEALT
Model blending deal and dealt. Then have
students blend the words with you and explain
how their meanings are similar and how they
are different.
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Write these words. Have students read them and
explain how the meanings of the similar words are related.
  single singular courtesy courteous
  describe description add additional
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Write these sentences. Have individuals read
them and point out related words in each. The related words are underlined.
It's almost time for dinner so let's look for a good place to dine.
The piece of cake crumbled into tiny crumbs when I picked it up.
The job of a goalie is to keep the other team from scoring a goal.
A historian is a person who studies history.
To assess, observe whether students recognize related words.
Review Word Parts
REVIEW PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
CONNECT Review the meanings of affixes. Write this sentence: Her cheerfulness
made us feel at home.
  • We learned to decode longer words by dividing them into word parts.
  • Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you see a word that has a
    base word and two suffixes.     (cheerfulness)
  • How do we divide the word into parts? (cheer/ful/ness)
  • How does dividing the word into parts help us figure it out? (The parts are easier to
    read than the whole word. We know each part, so we can just put the parts together
    to read the word.)
Continue in the same way with the sentence I wonder what is in the unopened box.
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Have individuals read the following words. Model
chunking and blending the words one syllable at a time from left to right as needed.
  mismanagement distrustfully replacement oversleeping
  previewing midyear shamefully unpleasantness
  overjoyed disinterested disorderly misconduct
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Have students read these sentences. Then, to
check meaning, have them give their own sentence for the underlined word.
Our fear of the darkness turned out to be needless.
Rebuilding the model for the science fair was a big job.
The outfielder ran to catch the ball.
The whole problem was the result of my carelessness.
To assess, note how well students read the multisyllabic words.