A Tale of Two Bases: Side by Side

Description

Side by side, let’s compare “preside” to “side”. If two words have the same base spelling, are they related?

Hmm…Good question. They might be. What about their meanings? Do they have the same sense and meaning? Here’s a critical determiner of word relationship–do they share the same root?

What’s the root? It’s the ancestor language the Modern English word came from.

Now here’s the word study you’re about to start on with your students:

What’s the base of reside, preside, president, and side (“my side of the table”)?

This structured word inquiry will help your students think and question before assuming that words with the same spelling are always related.

 

What else can students learn?

• the importance of word origins to understand spelling
• words that are spelled the same can have different meanings
• the reason for the <i> in president
• a surprising pronunciation for <t>
• two suffixing rules
• lots more

Spoiler Alert

What’s Included:

• A discovery graphic that explains free and bound bases regarding the two <side> bases
• Step-by-step instructions
• Two Matrices, one for each <side> base