Word Decoding- Root words, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Phonics

Word Decoding- Root words , Prefixes, suffixes , and Phonics : Ways to understand and simplify language College of the Redwoods Academic Learning Center Learning Packet 2006 Table of Contents 1) Introduction: Word Decoding and Its Use 2) Definitions and List of Root words and Prefixes 3) Explanation of suffixes and Spelling Rules. 4) Phonics - Explanation 5) Helpful Study Quiz Introduction: Word Decoding and Its Use Word Decoding is simply a way of breaking up a word into understandable parts. Phonics tells you how words are pronounced, but it is not much help in understanding a word through context or by remembering that parts of words contain smaller, sometimes more specific, sometimes more flexible meanings.

1] For most short (one syllable) words that end in a single consonant (anything but 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u') you need to double the last letter when you add a suffix: e.g. run + ing = running Adding suffixes to words can change or add to their meaning, but most importantly they show

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