Ordkunskap - tips och trix

 

Vad är prefix och suffix?

Man kan se engelska ord som små byggsatser. Grunden i ordet kallas för ordets stam. Genom att lägga till delar före eller efter stammen ändrar vi ordets betydelse eller ordklass.
'Prefix: Läggs till i början av ett ord (Pre = före).

Suffix: Läggs till i slutet av ett ord.

1. Prefix (Ändrar betydelsen)

Ett prefix ändrar oftast vad ordet betyder, men behåller oftast samma ordklass (ett verb förblir ett verb).

👉 Tips: Om du ser ett ord som börjar på "un-", "in-" eller "dis-", kan du nästan alltid utgå ifrån att det betyder "inte" eller motsatsen till grundordet.

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2. Suffix (Ändrar ordklassen)
Ett suffix ändrar ofta vilken typ av ord det är, till exempel från ett verb (något man gör) till ett substantiv (en sak/ett tillstånd).
Vanliga suffix för att skapa substantiv:
-ment: Gör ett verb till ett tillstånd.
Enjoy (njuta) → Enjoyment (njutning)

-er / -or: En person som gör något.
Teach (lära ut) → Teacher (lärare)

-ion / -tion: Skapar en handling eller ett koncept.
Educate (utbilda) → Education (utbildning)

Vanliga suffix för att skapa adjektiv (beskrivande ord):
-able / -ible: Att något är möjligt att göra.
Read (läsa) → Readable (läsbar)

-ful: Att vara fylld av något.
Care (försiktighet) → Careful (försiktig)

-less: Att sakna något.
Fear (rädsla) → Fearless (orädd)


-ness :gör ett beskrivande ord (adjektiv) till en sak eller ett tillstånd (substantiv)

happy - happiness

dark - darkness

-ly - gör ett adjektiv (beskriver något) till ett adverb (beskriver hur något görs)

quick (adjektiv) = snabb
quickly (adverb) = snabbt

slow (adjektiv) = långsam
slowly (adverb) = långsamt

Kom ihåg!

💡 -ly = hur?

How does she run? → quickly
How does he speak? → slowly 

Varför är detta bra att kunna?

Om du läser en text och ser ordet "Uncomfortable", men bara vet vad "comfort" betyder, kan du räkna ut resten:
Comfort = Komfort/bekvämlighet.

-able = något är möjligt

Un- = Betyder "inte".

Betydelse: "Inte bekväm".

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Instruktion: 

1. Skriv betydelse på de ord du redan kan. 

2. Ringa in antingen prefix eller suffix samt stryk under stammen på alla orden.

3. Med hjälp av prefix eller suffix samt ordstam - klura ut vad de ord du inte kan betyder. Skriv ordets betydelse.

1. unhappy:_____________________________________

2. rewrite: ______________________________________

3. careless:_____________________________________

4. teacher:_____________________________________

5. replay:______________________________________

6. helpful:_____________________________________

7. fearless: ____________________________________

8. movement:___________________________________

9. unhealthy:____________________________________

10. quickly:________________________________________

Arbetsblad att skriva ut

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Kom ihåg:

Bra läsare använder flera strategier!

Prefix / Suffix + Sammanhang + Ordklass → Bättre förståelse

Lycka till! 

Sara 

For Fun! 

The Mystery of the Missing Christmas Sparkle

           

Task 1: Mystery Brainstorm

1. Look at the word MYSTERY.

2. One-minute game: Write down as many English words as you can that are connected to mysteries, detectives, or being lost (in pairs)

3. Key Vocabulary: Write down the key words below in your notebook and make sure you understand their meaning: sparkle, sleigh, thief, essential, and discover. 

Task 2: Reading the Story

1. Read: Read the story The Mystery of the Missing Sparkle, from your printout or the class screen.

2. Highlight: As you read, highlight or underline any words you do not know. Do not stop reading; try to guess the meaning first!

                                    Click on the link to read the book:

                          The Mystery of the Missing Sparkle  

Why was Santa so concerned when he understood that the magic dust was missing? 

               Whose footprint do you think it is? 

My Dream Pet

Three Cool Pets: 

Which pet do you think is the cutest? 

Which pet would you like to have? 

1. Read the text about the pets: 

The Mini Pig, the Gecko and the Husky

2. After reading: 

📚 Questions:

1. Which pet is the smartest?

2. Which pet is the quietest?

3. Which pet needs the most exercise?

4. Which pet is the cheapest to take care of?

5. Which pet would you choose? Why?

3. 🎨 My Dream Pet – Planning Sheet

*  Use this planning sheet and answer the questions.  

* Open Google presentations and make one slide per question. Add pictures and films if you want to. 

It can be a fantasy pet or a real pet - you choose! 

 Write down supportive words so you know what to say without reading the slides. 

* Present your dream pet to the class. Speak English all the time! 

Here is an example of a presentation you may use as inspiration: 

My BunnyCorn 

You may use AI for inspiration and to generate images. I generated the images by using ChatGPT. 

During class, I will show you how to prompt to generate images. 

IMPORTANT to remember is that I will assess (bedöma) your presentation and the way you speak English. Use AI and Google if you want to, but speak English all the time during your presentation and do not read from your slides. 

Dictogloss

We are going to work with something called Dictogloss.  This will help you improve your writing.

1■■ Do you know the words: *strange, belong, cheered, excited, and slowly.*? 

 2■■ First listening: Sara reads the text once at a normal speed. You listen to Sara and you will not see the text. 

3■■ Second listening: Sara reads again slowly.  Each and every one of you takes notes on keywords or phrases so that you can remember the text.

 4■■ Pair work: Now you are going to help each other! You will write (reconstruct) the text together in pairs using your notes. You need to write full sentences and use correct punctuation, grammar and spelling.

5■■ Compare with original: Sara will now read the text again and you can compare your version with the original.

6■■ Reflection: We will discuss what was difficult and what strategies helped. 

First text: 

When Jake moved to a new town, everything felt strange. The streets were quiet, and the houses looked old. On his first day at school, he didn’t know where to sit or who to talk to. During lunch, he sat alone and watched other students laughing together. Suddenly, a tall boy named Ben asked if Jake wanted to play football after school. Jake smiled and said yes. Later that day, they met at the football field. The game was fast and exciting. Jake scored a goal, and everyone cheered. From that moment, he started to feel like he belonged. Every afternoon, he played with his new friends, and slowly, the new town didn’t feel so strange anymore. ■

Second text: 

Textbook Awesome 8 p. 28. 

We Should All Be Feminists

 Do you know who the people are? What do these famous persons have in common? 

Talk to your neighbour and try to come up with one thing that they have in common! 

• Michelle Obama  

• Kamala Harris

• Clara Henry

• Zara Larsson

• Harry Styles

• Barack Obama

• David Schwimmer (Ross in Friends)

Fur, Feathers, and Fantastic Friends!

 

😹 Why did the cat sit on the computer? 

🐕 What do you get if you cross a dog and a calculator?

😺 Why don’t cats play poker in the jungle?

🐶 Why did the dog sit in the shade?

Answer: 

1. Because it wanted to keep an eye on the mouse!

2. A friend you can count on!

3. Because there are too many cheetahs!

4. Because he didn't want to become a hot dog! 

💬 “Who has a pet at home?”
💬 “If you could have ANY animal as a pet — what would it be? Why did you choose it? 

Speaking

A boy desperately wants a dog, but his parents say no. 

What arguments might the boy use to convince his parents to buy a dog? 

What arguments might the parents use to explain their point of view? 

* I will divide the class into two groups. 

Group 1 will help each other to come up with arguments for the boy. Help each other and try to find as many arguments as possible. The person who lives closest to the school will start and share a Google document with the rest of the group. Write down your arguments. 

Group 2 will help each other to come up with arguments for the parents. Help each other and try to find as many arguments as possible. The person who lives closest to the school will start and share a Google document with the rest of the group. Write down your arguments. 

* You will now get together in pairs. One of you will act as the boy and one of you will act as a parent. 

Remember to discuss in a friendly way! 

Decide which two best arguments you have! 

Reading 

Grab a textbook and go to pages 32-33. Cat on the Prowl is the name of the text. 

What do you think "Prowl" means? 

Take turns and read a paragraph each. 

Listen actively and help each other pronounce the words.

Summarise the text in Swedish. Make sure you understand what the cat did and what has happened to the rabbit! 

What would you have done if you were the owner of the cat? 

Inspiring jobs!

Our Future Jobs!  

My students, year 8, have invented jobs that they might have in the future! 

Here are some examples: 

Peace minister, AI-teacher, Climate architect, Space tourist guide, Space farmer, Robot caretaker, Memory augmentation specialist, Teleportation device worker, Sleep optimiser architect, Time travel guide, Karma auditor, AI-robot

How about a Karma Auditor that helps people who have done bad things to get their karma back in balance? Combine this with a Peace Minister and a Time Travel Guide that goes back and forth - from history to the future and learn from it! 

The world will definitely become a better place! 

The students seemed to enjoy the assignment:  

It was very fun, I had many ideas, and this was an assignment you really could look forward to presenting to Sara. I learned that there will be many future jobs and that maybe I will be a peace minister...?

I learned a little more about neuroscience while researching and enjoyed the opportunity to express my creativity so openly and freely. This was very fun!

I think it was very funny to work with. And it was not that hard. I learned how to speak more English and how to make pictures with chat gpt.

It was really fun to be creative and learn about new things. We really use our best ideas and teach ourselves new fun words to use for our presentation.

If you would like to try it out with your students, you can find the theme here: 

Our Future Jobs 

Sara