Reading Inflectional Endings
Read words containing taught GPCs with common inflectional endings (-s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er, -est) and the prefix un-; read multi-syllable words with taught patterns
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read suffixed words fluently (e.g. 'jumping', 'wanted', 'faster')
- Identify the root word when a suffix is added
- Read words with prefix un- (e.g. 'unhappy', 'undo')
The lesson
Many words are a root word plus an ending. Endings like -s, -ing, and -ed change the word a little.
Ben wanted a drink. Want is the root word. The ending -ed tells you it already happened.
The word part un- goes at the front, not the end. Unhappy means not happy. Undo means to do the opposite.
Endings -er and -est compare things. Fast becomes faster, then fastest.
Find the root word first, then read the ending on it.
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