Would you like to scaffold and reinforce your students in word work and make deeper connections to spelling patterns? This 164 page word study activity sheet resource includes all 65 word sorts to complement the ‘Derivational Relations’ (blue book) from the Words their Way™ program. In fact, this resource fits nicely into whatever spelling or phonetic program you are using.
These worksheets or what I like to call activity sheets, can be used in small group lessons, or even in large groups. The activities are straightforward and allow for the gradual release model to allow students to work independently. In fact, each spelling pattern has the same instructions to make it easier for teachers and students.
➡️Each sort includes 2 worksheets for students to practice their weekly word sorts, along with a 2 page assessment you can use.
✔The kinds of activities in this resource include:
- fill in the blank sentence work and word work
- matching to words
- spelling words
- making new words
- writing sentences and paragraphs
* Activities are different than those in the Digital Activity resource*
Students can store their sheets in a duotang or you can glue them into a notebook after sorting or writing the words.
➡️**For use to complement the 3rd edition Blue Derivational Relations from the Words Their Way™ program published in 2018.
✔Contents:
→Unit 1: Suffixes and Prefixes (Sorts 1-5)
Including: comparative suffixes -er, est, suffixes - y, ly, ment, less, ness and prefixes - un, in, dis, mis, pre, fore, post, after, re
→Unit 2: Derivational Suffixes (Sorts 6-11)
Including: suffixes- ty, ity, ful, ous, ious, er, or, ian, ist, ary, ery, ory, al, ial, ic, en, ize, ify
→Unit 3: The Suffix ion (Sorts 12-15)
Including: adding ion and ian to base words with and without spelling changes. Also adding ation, cation, ition
→Unit 4: Spelling Meaning Patterns (Sorts 16-18)
Including: consonant alternation, vowel alternation (long to short), or to schwa
→Unit 5: Latin and Greek Word Parts (Sorts 19-22
Including: dict, aud, vis, spect, port, form. Also includes Greek word parts -phon, graph, tele, therm, meter, geo, scope, logy/ology, bio
→Unit 6: Spelling Meaning Patterns 2 (Sorts 23-26)
Including: adding suffix ity, vowel alternation schwa to short, long, adding ion, vowel alternation with spelling change and multiple alternations
→Unit 7: Latin and Greek Word Parts 2 (Sort 27-31)
Including: tract, gress, rupt, mot, fract, flect, flex, ject, mis, mit, man, scrib, script, fac, struct, duc, duct, ver, vert, fer, intra, inter, intro, circum
→Unit 8: Spelling Meaning Patterns 3 (Sort 32-37)
Including: suffixes ent, ence, ant, ance, ent, ence, ency, ant, ance, ancy, able, ible, also prefix assimilation with in, and accent and doubling
→Unit 9: Latin and Greek Words Parts 3 (Sorts 38-47)
Including: bene, mal, ante, post, mono, uni, bi, tri, quadr, quar, quint, pent, oct, dec, cent, micro, mega, super, hyper, poly, equi, omni, magni, min, mini, cap, corp, dent/dont, ped, pod, terr, astr, aster, aer, hydr, cred, mort, gen, sec, sect, ven, vent, junct, spir, jud, biblio, leg, mod
→Unit 10: Latin and Greek Words Parts 4 (Sorts 48-55)
Including: voc, voke, lin, lang, mem, psych, path, sens, sent, med, medi, sol, press, pur, purg, fus, pend, pos, loc, sist, sta, stat, stit, ced, cess, ceed, ten, tend, lit, ceiv, cept, tain, ten, nounce, nunc and Prefixes: de, in, ex, sub, com, pro, en
→Unit 11: Prefix Assimilation (Sorts 56-59)
Including: com, sub, dis, ex, ob, ad
→Unit 12: Miscellaneous Sorts (Sorts 60-65)
Including: words from French, Greek spelling features, cognates, greek and latin plurals, British and American words and collective nouns
➡️→Activity Sheetsare just one component of this Word Study Program. Also available is the Word Study Home Sorts as well as digital activities which are great for either distance learning or for more practice during literacy centers. Check out these other word study links:
Home Sorts
Digital Activities
➡️→→OR get all 3 in the Derivational Relations BUNDLE, which includes all 3 resources - Home Sorts, Activity Sheets and Digital Activities.
➡️ Words are not exactly the same as in the Words Their Way™ program. Other words have been chosen to help students scaffold their learning with each sort. This program compliments the Words Their Way™ program, it does not replace it.
➡️Still unsure - check out the comprehensive program overview Word Study freebie to try out all aspects of this resource and the whole Word Study product.
➡️Check out these customer reviews:
“Was able to use this and assign students work in their google classroom and written with all of your resources. Thanks so much for making differentiation easy!” Jessica L.
“Easy to understand and organize, print and go!” Jacqui M.
“My students loved doing this as part of their weekly packet.” Kristi S.
“I loved that they could work on this while I am working on small groups.” Vonda T.
“This is a very good resource to use in classroom when using Words their Way.” Tracy G.
**NEW** Self-checking Word Study Games
Check these self-checking word work games to reinforce spelling patterns, which are highly engaging for students. There is a range of games to play for each main group of sorts. There are at least one or more games for each sort. Students can navigate between games with ease. These games are designed to reinforce each spelling pattern using a variety of words from the Words their Way™ sorts.
Looking for more word study resources? Check out:
➡️Word Study for Alphabetic Spellers (red)
➡️Word Study for Word Pattern spellers (yellow)
➡️Word Study for Syllables & Affix spellers (green)
➡️Available in activity sheets, home sorts and digital activities. Grab them individually or by color, activity type or get the whole lot in a mega super saver bundle.
These materials were prepared by Mummabell and have neither been developed, reviewed, nor endorsed by Pearson Publishing Company, publisher of the original Words their Way™ work on which this material compliments.
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Total Pages: 163 pages
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