Grade 6 Fall — Argumentative Writing, Claim-Evidence-Warrant (Toulmin Lite), Counterclaim Acknowledgment, and Pronoun Mastery
English · VOC G6 eng.g6.f.voc.greek_latin_affixes_roots_extension

Add 8 affixes and 12 roots to the morphology toolkit (32-element total) (CCSS L.6.4.b)

Add 8 new affixes (pre-/re-/sub-/super-/inter-/trans-/contra-/mal- — MG-14) and 12 new Greek/Latin roots (ject/dict/scrib/pos/mit/fer/duc/cap/ten/mov/vert/cred — MG-15) to the morphology toolkit. Combined with G5's 20 roots, this completes a 32-element word-attack toolkit. Apply at first encounter and during revision word-choice.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g7.f.voc.morphology_complex_words_multistep
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Common misconceptions
  • Treats every word starting with 'pre-' as having the 'before' meaning without checking ('predict' = before-say; 'precious' is NOT prefix-pre).
  • Assumes root meaning translates literally to word meaning ('credible' has cred root = believe, so '-ible' makes it 'able to be believed' — accurate; but 'credit' takes a financial sense).

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Build words using 4 affixes (pre-/re-/sub-/super-) and 4 roots (ject/dict/scrib/pos). Build at least 6 words. For each, give meaning. affix root build
3 Decode these 4 unknown words using your 32-element toolkit: (1) intervene (2) transcript (3) contradiction (4) malediction. For each:... morphology decode unknown words