Little House in the Big Woods

Lesson 5

c. The prefix ex- also appears in the literature passage. It means forth or out. Locate the word in the literature passage that has the prefix ex- . Add this prefix to your list along with the definition and word examples.

d. Choose four to six words from the literature passage for your spelling list this week or use the following suggested list:

breakfast	pancake	exciting
griddle	smoking	children

Notice that the words breakfast and pancake are nouns that are made up of two separate complete words. These are called compound words.

 

Spelling Tip It will be easier to remember how a compound word is spelled if you recognize the two separate words it contains. For example, breakfast is made up of the words break and fast. Remembering the spelling of the two separate words is less difficult than trying to remember the spelling of the whole word.

e. Divide the following compound words into separate complete words:

1) smokehouse
2) peanuts
3) pancake
4) gingerbread
5) blackboard

2. a. Underline the two words in the literature passage that have the suffix -ly. The suffix -ly usually means like or manner of and often changes words into adverbs. Add this suffix to your list. Write "usually an adverb" under the part of speech, then fill in the definition and word examples.