Advanced Phonics

Morpheme Structures

AP.009

Identify Roots

Objective
The student will identify roots in multisyllabic words.

Materials
Word cards (Activity Master AP.009.AM1a - AP.009.AM1l)
Change root cards (Activity Master AP.009.AM2a - AP.009.AM2b)

Activity
Students identify words that share the same root by playing a card game.
1. Mix word cards and change root cards together and place face down in a stack.
2. Each students selects five cards from the stack.
3. Taking turns, student one places a card face up on the table (e.g., respect). This forms a
discard pile.
4. Student two reads the word aloud, identifies the root (i.e., respect, the root is spec),
and places another card with the same root face up on top of the card placed by student
one (e.g., spectacular).
5. If student two does not have a word with the same root, selects cards from the stack until
a word with the same root is selected. Places card on the pile. Or, may use a change root
card to change root. Place change root card plus a word card with selected root on top of
the pile. Note: Mix cards in discard pile and turn over when cards in stack are all used.
6. Continue to place cards until one student is out of cards.
7. Peer evaluation

RH
RH
RH

RH

respect sp
ectacu

lar

RRHH
RH

RH

Extensions and Adaptations

Sort words by roots or add roots to play game (Activity Master AP.009.AM3a - AP.020.AM3c).
Make other word cards to play game (Activity Master AP.009.AM4).
Use base words, roots, and affixes to make words (Activity Masters AP.009.SS1 and AP.009.SS2).
Write root on tree trunk and related words on branches (Activity Master AP.009.SS3).
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spectacular

spectacle

introspect

perspective

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respect

dictionary

contradiction

predict

word cards
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verdict

dictator

saxaphone

microphone

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megaphone

symphony

phonics

moped

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peddler

pedigree

quadruped

pedestrian

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credit

credulous

credential

incredible

word cards
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tractor

subtract

distract

attractive

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extract

porter

import

portable

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support

report

erupt

rupture

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corrupt

abrupt

bankrupt

enact

word cards
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transact

activity

activate

actress

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graphite

biography

paragraph

cartography

word cards
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change
root

change
root

change
root

change
root

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change
root

change
root

change
root

change
root

change root cards

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spec

dict

phon

ped

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cred

tract

port

rupt

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act

graph

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word cards
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ion

able

im/in

dis

pre

re

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tract
Affixes

dict

Roots

port

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Affixes

Roots

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root

root

root

root

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