Morphology Warmups BUNDLE - Science of Reading Aligned Resources with Digital

Studying morphology (affixes, bases, and roots) is a great way to connect decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension. Using these morphology warmups is a great way to implement morphology into your instruction in small group, whole group, or even reading centers.

Note: If your 5th graders have received morphology instruction in 3rd and 4th grade and are ready for more advanced roots and affixes, this may be too easy for them.

What is Morphology and Why is it Important?

Morphology is the study of meaningful word parts in a language. It is the “building blocks” of words. These include roots, bases, prefixes, and suffixes.

When students understand how words are built, they can use that knowledge to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words, make connections between words, and support their reading comprehension.

Morphology instruction can also help students with decoding and encoding skills (spelling).

***THIS GROWING BUNDLE IS NOW COMPLETE. IF YOU PURCHASED BEFORE ALL SETS WERE INCLUDED, PLEASE DOWNLOAD NOW TO ACCESS ALL WARMUPS.***

About the Morphology Warmups

This includes 10 sets of Morphology Warmups. To learn more about a warmup or to see examples, click on the title.

1. Morphology Warmups Set 1: Reading Base Word Families - This set of reading warmups has the students reading base word families.

The purpose of this morphology warmup set is to:

• Practice reading fluency with similar word families
• Potentially expose students to new words with similar bases as familiar words
• Allow students to see how affixes can be added to create new words

2. Morphology Warmups Set 2: Base Word Creations - This set of reading warmups presents a base word to the students. The students must use the base word and different affixes to create words based on given meanings.

The purpose of these morphology warmups is to:

• Provide students practice with creating new words with given bases
• Review affixes and how they impact the meaning of words

3. Morphology Warmups Set 3: Adding Affixes - This set of reading warmups has the students reading a base word and three sentences with blanks. In each sentence, the missing word is the base word with an affix added.

The purpose of this morphology warmup set is to:

• Allow students to see how affixes can be added to create new words
• Familiarize students with the process of adding affixes to change the meaning and function of words
• Have students determine which affix is needed to make a word that best completes each sentence

4. Morphology Warmups Set 4: Match the Meanings - Focus on Affixes - This set of reading warmups has the students reading a base word, three sentences, and three definitions. Each of the three sentences includes a word containing the base word with additional affixes added. The students read the sentences, underline the word in each sentence, and then match the meaning that best defines the underlined word in each sentence.

The purpose of these morphology activities is to:

• Allow students to see how affixes can be added to create new words
• Familiarize students with the process of adding affixes to change the meaning and function of words
• Help students uncover the meaning of words by analyzing affixes

5. Morphology Warmups Set 5: Prefix Warmups - Introduce your students to a variety of prefixes in bite-sized instructional timeframes using these morphology warmups that focus on prefixes.

The purpose of these morphology warmups is to:

• introduce and explicitly teach a variety of prefixes
• expose students to grade-level words that use a variety of prefixes
• provide practice opportunities for using and reading words that contain prefixes

6. Morphology Warmups Set 6: Suffix Warmups - Are you looking for way to introduce your students to a variety of grade-level suffixes in small, manageable chunks of time? These morphology warmups that focus on suffixes are perfect for that!

The purpose of these morphology warmups is to:

• introduce and explicitly teach a variety of suffixes
• expose students to grade-level words that use a variety of suffixes
• provide practice opportunities for using and reading words that contain suffixes

7. Morphology Warmups Set 7: Root Word Families - This set of root word warmups has the students reading a root word and its meaning, words and definitions, and sentences with blanks. The students read the words and their meanings and then pick the word that best completes the sentence. 

The purpose of these morphology warmups is to:

• Familiarize students with common root words and their meanings
• Model for students how the meaning of a word can be connected back to the root word it contains
• Allow students to see how knowing common root words can help determine the meaning of unfamiliar words AND help them decode unknown words

8. Morphology Warmups Set 8: Using Roots, Affixes, and Context to Define Words - This set of reading warmups has the students reading a word, a sentence containing the word, and some information about what we already know about the word. Then the students provide their own definitions of words in their own words.

The purpose of these morphology activities is to:

• Allow students to see how knowing the meaning of roots can help them determine the meaning of unknown words
• Allow students to see how roots and affixes work together to create the meaning of words.
• Give students practice with breaking unknown words into morphemes (roots and affixes) to uncover the meaning of those words

9. Morphology Warmups Set 9: Two Truths in a Lie - This set of morphology warmups has students reading and analyzing a given word. Then they will read three statements about the word. They will determine which statements are true and which one is false (the lie). Finally, they will prove their answer by correcting the false statement.

The purpose of these morphology warmups is to:

• Continue reviewing affixes and bases/roots with your students
• Give students practice with analyzing words and the morphemes that make up those words

10. Morphology Warmups Set 10: Spelling with Suffixes - This set of 55 morphology warmups reviews the three basic suffix spelling rules:

• 1-1-1 Doubling Rule
• Silent E Rule
• The Y Rule.

***THIS GROWING BUNDLE IS NOW COMPLETE. IF YOU PURCHASED BEFORE ALL SETS WERE INCLUDED, PLEASE DOWNLOAD NOW TO ACCESS ALL WARMUPS.***

Using the Morphology Warmups

1. Use the printable morphology warmups to start your small group reading instruction.
2. Use the digital morphology warmups for whole group lessons and activities.
3. Use the digital OR printable morphology warmups for independent practice, reading centers/stations, or word study activities.

About the Digital Versions

Digital versions of EVERY warmup are included. The content is exactly the same as the printable warmups, but the activities have been redesigned to work in Google Slides.

Students will need to be in "edit mode" in order to manipulate moveable pieces or type in editable text boxes on each slide. More details about the digital versions are included in each PDF.

Looking for more reading warmups aligned with the Science of Reading?

• Morphology Warmups BUNDLE
• Morphology Warmups Set 1: Reading Base Word Families
• Morphology Warmups Set 2: Base Word Creations
• Morphology Warmups Set 3: Add an Affix
• Morphology Warmups Set 4: Match the Meanings - Focus on Affixes
• Morphology Warmups Set 5: Prefix Warmups
• Morphology Warmups Set 6: Suffix Warmups
• Morphology Warmups Set 7: Root Word Families
• Morphology Warmups Set 8: Using Roots, Affixes, and Context to Define Words
• Morphology Warmups Set 9: Two Truths and a Lie
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