Decoding Words with Inflectional Endings

When we decode, we quickly match letters to sounds in order to make words.

Readers usually decode one phoneme at a time.

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It is important to read each word in its entirety.

s-p-oo-n
or
s-p-oo-n-s

Sometimes, root words have endings that help us understand the meaning.

If we don't read the endings to words, then the text may not make sense and could leave us feeling confused.

Let's practice!

jump
jumps
jumped
jumping

What do these words have in common?

jump
jumps
jumped
jumping

What makes these words different?

Read this sentence:

Ask yourself, "Did that make sense?"

What is the word "jump" missing in this sentence?

Which is correct?

• The boy is jump over the cone.
• The boy is jumps over the cone.
• The boy is jumping over the cone.
• The boy is jumped over the cone.

That's right!
The word "jump" needs an -ing ending to make the sentence make sense.

Let's read some lists of words and phrases for practice.

Remember to read the word from beginning to middle to end.

jump
played
skips
jumping
plays
skipped
playing
skip
jumped
play
skipping
jumps

Mom jumps up.
She is skipping.
We all played ball.
Who can jump high?
He just skipped.
They are playing.

Content Standards

• 2.2B(vi) decoding words with prefixes, including un-, re-, and dis-, and inflectional endings, including -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est; and
• 2.2A(iv) manipulating phonemes within base words

ISTE Standards

• 7 - Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

Sources

Schuele, C. Melanie, and Naomi D. Murphy. The Intensive Phonological Awareness (IPA) Program. Brookes Publishing, 2014.

“Phonics and Decoding.” Reading Rockets, 15 Feb. 2018, www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/phonics-and-decoding.

University Communications. “Florida Center for Reading Research.” FAIR Search Tool, www.fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca_k-1.html.