Grade 1 English Language Arts · Level 4, Understand Information and Grow Vocabulary

Use Roots and Endings

Identify frequently occurring root/base words and their inflectional forms to support word meaning.

How the lesson starts: Use Roots and Endings

Hazel digs for roots
Hi! This is Hazel the hedgehog. Hazel digs under word plants. Every word has a root word at the bottom. Endings grow on top. Let's dig!
Find the root
Let's dig for roots. Jumped. Cover the ending. Jump is left! Cats. Cover the S. Cat! Helping. Cover the ing. Help!
Let's match three
Match each word to the word it comes from. Looks. Cover the S. Look! Taller. Cover the E R. Tall! Helped. Cover the E D. Help! Watch out. Only cover the ending, not part of the root.