The Prefix UNDER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson
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Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use prefixes to change the meaning of a word. Adding the prefix under- changes the meaning of the word. The prefix under- means too little or below. For example, ground becomes underground.
Luckily, we can add prefixes to base words without changing the spelling of the base word.
In this lesson, you will teach students many things.
prefixes come at the beginning of words
they change the meaning of a word
they are not words, but they are units of meaning
we use the prefix under- to mean too little or below
we can use the prefix under- to create nouns, adjectives, and verbs
It is helpful for students to know the parts of speech as they work on morphology. If your students need to work on parts of speech, I highly recommend this writing program. It teaches writing complete sentences based on parts of speech. If you need to, you can even use these two programs at the same time.
Teaching the Prefix UNDER-
To teach your students about the prefix under-, display the presentation below. You can access the presentation from this website for free. You can also purchase the slideshow for use at school.
Since prefixes do not change the spelling of the base words, I recommend focusing on the meaning of the words by having students write or say sentences.
You display a base word from the presentation.
Students write the word with the prefix in their writing notebooks or on a whiteboard.
You display the words with the prefix from the presentation (the next slide).
Students say or write a sentence using the base word. Then, say or write a different sentence using the modified word.
This lesson is designed to last one week. You also get 25 mixed review practice slides to use later in the year.
Check out this list of words with the prefix. You can use this list to build your own activities for your classroom. You can also get a printable .pdf.
More Morphology Practice
Do you love this lesson? You can access all of the morphology lessons for FREE on this website! You can also purchase the presentations!
Base Words
The Suffixes -S and -ES
The Suffix -ING
The Suffix -ER for Comparative Adjectives
The Suffix -EST for Superlative Adjectives
The Suffix -ER for Someone Who