Grade 2 · Reading & language
Use familiar word parts practice
Use a taught prefix or suffix to explain a word’s meaning.
Opening your practice adventure…
Try a sample
What does teacher mean?
- teach again
- a person who teaches
- without teaching
- a place to teach
See the answer & why
a person who teaches
The ending -er names a person who does the action in teacher.
A little hint: Find the base word and the added beginning or ending. How does that part change the meaning?
A teaching tip
Underline the base word, mark the added part and check the whole word in its sentence. A word part is a clue, not a replacement for context.