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Reading: Foundational Skills4th Grade

RF.4.3a

Use combined knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

For parents
When facing a big word, try: 1) Break into syllables, 2) Look for familiar roots/affixes, 3) Sound it out, 4) Check if it makes sense.
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    You encounter the unfamiliar word "transportation." What's the BEST first step?
    • Ask someone immediately
    • Guess from the first letter
    • Break it into parts: trans + port + a + tion
    • Skip it
  2. Question 2
    The word **international** can be decoded as —
    • Inter + nat + ional
    • In + tern + at + ional
    • Interna + tional
    • In + ter + nation + al
  3. Question 3
    If you know that **-ology** means **study of,** what does **biology** study?
    • Living things (bio = life)
    • Rocks
    • Stars
    • Weather

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