5th Grade Word Study

Resource: Big Words for Big Kids
Dates / Lesson(s) / Word Study Focus / Possible Teaching Points
Aug. 22-26 / Lesson 51 / Root: press
Prefixes: de-, re-
Suffixes: -ed, -er, -ing /
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Some words have silent consonants
EX: sign (g)
Aug. 29-Sept. 2 / Lesson 52 / Root: press
Prefixes: re-, ex-,
Suffixes: -en, -er, -sion /
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the -e to add the suffix
Ex: ripe = rip + en
Sept. 6-9 / Lesson 53 / Root: press
Prefixes im-, en-, in-, un-
Suffixes: -ive /
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Sept. 12-16 / Lesson 54 / Root: press
Prefix: de-, re-
Suffixes: -ed, -sure, -ize /
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Advanced Vowel changes when adding an affix
Ex: please = pleasure
Sept. 19-23 / Assessment Week
Lesson 55 / Review Lessons 51-54 / See Smartboard Review
Lesson on the Wiki
Sept. 26-30 / Lesson 56 / Root: form
Prefixes: en-, per-, re-
Suffixes: -er, -ance /
  • Latin root form- to form or shape
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Oct. 3-7 / Lesson 57 / Root: form
Prefixes: re-, de-
Suffixes: -ed /
  • Latin root form- to form or shape
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Oct. 10-14 / Lesson 58 / Root: form
Prefix: de-
Suffixes: -or, -y, -er, -ed,
-ity /
  • Latin root form- to form or shape
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the -e to add the suffix
Ex: time = tim + er
  • Advanced Vowel changes when adding an affix
Ex: major = majority
Dates / Lesson(s) / Word Study Focus / Possible Teaching Points
Oct. 17-21 / Lesson 59 / Root: form
Prefix: de-
Suffixes: -s, -ful, -al, -es, ate /
  • Latin root form- to form or shape
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Advanced Vowel changes when adding an affix
Ex: formula= formulates
Oct. 24-28 / Assessment Week
Lesson 60 / Review Lessons
56-59 / See Smartboard Review Lesson on the Wiki
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 / Lesson 61 / Root: port
Prefixes: re-, pre-
Suffixes: -er, -s /
  • Latin root port-to bring or carry
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Nov. 7-11 / Lesson 62 / Root: port
Prefixes: en-, re-, im-
Suffixes: -ic, -ance /
  • Latin root port-to bring or carry
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Advanced consonant changes when adding an affix
Ex: enact=reaction
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
Ex: insure = insurance
Nov. 14-18 / Lesson 63 / Root: port
Prefix: trans-
Suffixes:- ist, -s, -tion /
  • Latin root port-to bring or carry
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
Ex: cycle = cycl + ist
  • Advanced Vowel changes when adding an affix
Ex: combine= combination
Nov. 28-Dec. 2 / Lesson 64 / Root: port
Prefix: ex-
Suffixes:-able, -ee /
  • Latin root port-to bring or carry
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the -e to add the suffix
Ex: pole = pol + ar
Dec. 5-9 / Assessment Week
Lesson 65 / Review Lessons
60-64 / See Smartboard Review Lesson on the Wiki
Dec. 12-16 / No Lessons
Dates / Lesson(s) / Word Study Focus / Possible Teaching Points
Jan. 4-6 / Lesson 71 / Root: mis
Prefixes: im-, per-,
-e (-ex), ad-
Suffixes: -sion, -en, -es /
  • Latin root mis/mit-send,
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Advanced consonant changes when adding an affix
EX: impress/impression
  • Advanced Vowel changes when adding an affix
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
Ex: rise= ris + en
Jan. 9-13 / Lesson 72 / Root: mit
Prefixes: re-, mis-, trans-, ad-
Suffixes: -ed, -s /
  • Latin root mis/mit-send
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Jan. 17-20 / Lesson 73 / Root: pos
Prefixes: com-
Suffixes: -er, -s, -es, /
  • Latin root pos-put or place
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: compose/compos + er
Jan. 23-27 / Lesson 74 / Root: pos
Prefixes: im-
Suffixes: -ity, -y, -ly /
  • Latin root pos-put or place
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: possible/possibl + ly
Jan. 30-Feb. 3 / Lesson 75 / Review Lessons
71-74 / See Smartboard Review Lesson on the Wiki
Feb. 6-10 / Lesson 76 / Root: ven
Prefixes: in-, pre-
Suffix: -tion, -or /
  • Latin root ven-come
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: prove/prov + en
  • Adding –or to a verb changes the word to a noun
EX: invent (v) – inventor (n)
Feb. 13-17 / Lesson 77 / Root: ven
Prefixes: in-, inter-
Suffix: -tion, -er, -en,
-or /
  • Latin root ven-come
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: vote/vot + er
  • When adding a vowel suffix to a 1 syllable word that has a short vowel and 1 consonant at the end, you double the final consonant.
EX: rot/rotten
Feb. 21-24 / Lesson 78 / Root: spec
Prefixes: in-, con-
Suffix: -er, -es, -ess, -or /
  • Latin root spec-look or watch
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: conspire/conspir + es
  • Adding –ess changes the noun to feminine.
EX: count/countess
Feb. 27-March 3 / Lesson 79 / Root: spec
Prefixes: re-
Suffix: -er, - or /
  • Latin root spec-look or watch
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix

March 6-10 / Lesson 80 / Review Lessons
77-79 / See Smartboard Review Lesson on the Wiki
March 20-24 / Lesson 81 / Root: vis
Prefixes: tele-
Suffix: -ist, -sion,
-en, /
  • Latin root vis-see
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: stole/stol + en
Dates / Lesson(s) / Word Bank / Possible Teaching Points
Mar. 27-Apr. 3 / STAAR No Lessons
Apr. 3-7 / Lesson 82 / Root: vis
Prefixes: in-, super-
Suffix: -sion,-en, -es /
  • Latin root vis-see
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: prove/prov + en
Apr. 10-13 / Lesson 83 / Root: tract
Prefixes: sub-
Suffix: -tion,- ist /
  • Latin root tract- drag or pull
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Apr. 17-21 / Lesson 84 / Root: tract
Prefixes: re-, en-
Suffix: -tion,-or /
  • Latin root tract- drag or pull
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

Apr. 24-28 / Lesson 85 / Review Lessons
81-84 / See Smartboard Review Lesson on the Wiki
May 1-5 / Lesson 86 / Root: jec
Prefixes: pro-
Suffix: -er, -est,-or /
  • Latin root jec-throw
  • Discuss meanings of affixes

May 8-12 / Lesson 87 / Root: jec
Prefixes: in-, ob-
Suffix: -esr,-tion /
  • Latin root jec-throw
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: nice/nic + est
May 15-19 / Lesson 88 / Root: spir
Prefixes: in-, un-
Suffix:-er,- en, -ed /
  • Latin root spir- breathe
  • Discuss meanings of affixes
  • Drop the final vowel to add the suffix
EX: ripe/rip + en
  • Change the y to i before adding suffix
EX: sunny/sunnier

KISD C&I Dept. JM Revised May 2016