This resource features morphology barrier games that build Latin root knowledge as students develop retrieval fluency.
This set of morphology games relies on students being able to quickly recall Latin roots and their meaning. They are designed for teachers introducing morphology to their spelling and word study lessons.
RESOURCE DETAILS
Year Level: best suited to Year 4 to 6 students who are learning Latin roots and their meanings.
What is included:
· 12 printable paired barrier game cards
How to play:
2 students play together using a paired set of game boards.
Each game board has a Latin root or its meaning.
Using the co-ordinates to identify the square, students match the root to the meaning to ‘win’ the square.
The first player to achieve 3 or 4 squares in a row, is the winner.
Highlights:
The game is similar to BattleShips.
Barrier Games rely on students asking questions as they are unable to see their opponent’s game card. In this game, students ask for either the root or the meaning depending on what they can see on their board.
This resource is suitable for:
- warm-ups and morning work
- literacy stations and rotations
- small group or paired activities
- intervention or support
- quick, meaningful fast finishing activities
FAQ: What bases and affixes feature in the word pairs?
The 12 common Latin bases are:
- struct
- spect
- ject
- rupt
- scribe/script
- vis/vid
- duct/duce
- tract
- for
- mit/miss
- dict
- port
The affixes include:
- re-
- con- and assimilations
- de-
- in- and assimilations
- sub- and assimilations
- dis-
- inter-
- e- and assimilations
- -ion
- -ive
- -able / -ible
- -ed
- -or / -er
There are many more engaging Science of Reading aligned morphology and spelling activities and games available. If you are looking for purposeful and engaging ways for your students to apply their 'morphological awareness' (big word!) they range from entry level to more challenging tasks!
Make Words using script/scribe, vis/vid and port. 48 Task Cards.
Differentiated challenges. Students make multisyllabic words from scrambled morphemes. They write word sums to demonstrate how the word is 'built' before writing the word. 3 sets are available for applying12 common Latin roots.
Make Words using a word matrix. 72 task cards.
Differentiated challenges. These task cards are differentiated with increasing levels of challenge embedded. Students build words using a completed matrix, or use word sums to build the matrix, or are challenged to build the matrix and word sums.
Make Word Families using common Latin roots. 24 task cards.
Entry level. This resource is designed for teachers introducing morphology to their spelling and word study lessons. Students break down words into word sums. To complete the challenge, they choose one word and add morphemes to build a new word. These task cards give students lots of practice identifying morphemes. Pair with the FREE Morpheme Mapping resource for a strong start!
Morphology Meaning Matching. 72 Task Cards.
More challenging. Students use their knowledge of Latin roots and affixes to match multisyllabic words to simple definitions.
Free: MORPHEME MAPPING.
This is designed for teachers who are introducing morphology into their spelling and word study lessons. Set up a simple routine for students to break multisyllabic words into their meaning parts that can be applied when reading or writing.
