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Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Prefixes and Suffixes

Congratulations on your purchase of the Really Good multiple affixes, making it possible to build over 100
Stuff® Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Prefixes and Suffixes, a fun spin- words. Through repeated play, students will learn
off of the traditional game of Tic-Tac-Toe that challenges important word-attack strategies that will help them not
students to build words using common affixes. only during the game, but also in their independent
reading and writing.
Meeting Common Core State Standards
The Really Good Stuff® Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefixes and Managing Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefixes and Suffixes
Suffixes aligns with the following English Language Arts • Visit our Web site www.reallygoodstuff.com to
Standards:
Phonics and Word Recognition download Really Good Stuff Teaching Guides.
RF.2.3.d Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes. • Demonstrate how to store the game parts when the
RF.3.3.a Identify and know the meaning of the most
common prefixes and derivational suffixes. activity is complete.

b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes. Introducing the Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefix and Suffix Game
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use The Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefix and Suffix Game gives students
L.2.4.b Determine the meaning of the new word formed practice building words with the most common prefixes
when a known prefix is added to a known word| and suffixes. There are three two-sided game mats: one
(e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell). with prefixes, one with suffixes, and one with both prefixes
L.3.4.b Determine the meaning of the new word formed and suffixes. Each Game Mat has a corresponding set of
when a known affix is added to a known word Word Cards. Altogether, over 100 words can be made. The
(e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, table at the end of this Teaching Guide shows all the
care/careless, heat/preheat). possible combinations.

This Really Good Stuff product includes: To begin, explain that prefixes and suffixes are small
• 3 Tic-TAKE-Toe Game Mats parts of words that never stand alone. They combine
• 60 Base Word Cards with base words or roots to make new words with
• 30 X Cards different meanings. For example, put the word place
• 30 O Cards after mis- on the Prefix Game Mat 1, and talk about its
• 3 Write Again® Scorecards meaning (to wrongly place). Now stack the word
• This Really Good Stuff Teaching Guide understand on top of place, read the new word,
misunderstand, and talk about its meaning.
With the Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefix and Suffix Game, students Ask students how the prefix, mis-, affects the meaning
have fun while building words with common prefixes, of both place and understand. Have them think of other
suffixes, and base words. Each base word combines with base words or roots that could combine with mis- to
make new words.

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Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Prefixes and Suffixes

Model the Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefix and Suffix Game already been used, they can stack their word on the
To begin, select a Tic-TAKE-Toe Game Mat and its previous one, take the X Card, and claim the box with
corresponding Word Cards, 10 X Cards, 10 O Cards, and their O Card. Using the example above, if like is placed
a Tic-TAKE-Toe Scorecard. Shuffle the Word Cards and with un- to make the word unlike, and there is already an
place them face down in front of the group. Explain that X Card in the box, tie could be placed on top to make the
the game is played like the traditional Tic-Tac-Toe game word untie, and then the X Card would be removed from
in that players try to get three X’s or O’s in a row; the box, and the O Card would take its place.
however, there is a twist—players can “take” another Have players continue taking turns in this way. If players
player’s X or O Card, replace it with their own X or O turn over a Word Card that combines with a prefix or
Card, and earn a point. Review the prefixes or suffixes suffix in a box that they have already claimed with their
on the game mat and demonstrate step by step how to own X or O Card, they simply stack that new word on top.
play the game.
Play until one student pair gets three X’s or O’s in a row.
Have students partner up for the demonstration. Pass Use the scorecard to demonstrate how to tally the
out 10 X Cards to one student pair and 10 O Cards to points. Players score two points for getting three in a
another pair. Have the X’s go first by turning over and row and one point for each X or O Card they have taken
reading a Word Card aloud. Ask them which prefix or from their opponent.
suffix it can combine with to make a new word. Tell them
to look closely, as many of the words can combine with
more than one prefix or suffix, and in those cases, players
should be strategic and place it in a spot on the Game
Mat that will give them an advantage. For example, when
using the Prefix Game Mat 1, like can be placed with un-
or dis-. Players place the Word Card in its allotted space,
read the new word aloud, and put their X Card underneath
to claim the box. The pair with the O Cards goes next,
following the same steps; however, if they have a Word
Card that combines with a prefix or suffix that has

Helping Teachers Make A Difference® After three rounds of the game, turn over the
game mat and play three more rounds. This
repeated play exposes students to a greater
variety of words and also helps them to build
words more quickly. The same prefixes and
suffixes appear on the two sides of each
Game Mat, but they are in different positions.
This challenges students to use their word
knowledge instead of relying solely on affix
position. Repeated play also makes the game
more interesting, because each round offers
the possibility of scoring more points.

Extension
After playing the game, have students record
the words they have made using each prefix or
suffix. Discuss how the words with a common
affix are alike. Have students brainstorm
additional words that can combine with each
prefix or suffix.

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Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Prefixes and Suffixes

Tic-TAKE-Toe Prefix and Suffix Game
2 students or 4 students if playing in pairs
Object: To build words using affixes in order to fill
three spaces in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row
with X or O Cards.
Materials: 1 Game Mat, 1 corresponding set of
Word Cards, 10 X Cards, 10 O Cards, 1 Scorecard,
1 Dry-Erase Marker

Directions:
1. Place the game mat between the players. Shuffle

the Word Cards, and place them face down in front
of the game mat. Give X Cards to one player and O
Cards to the other. The player with the X Cards
goes first.
2. Player 1 turns over a Word Card, reads it, and places
it next to an affix to make a new word. Player 1 then
places his or her X Card in the box.
3. Player 2 turns over a Word Card, reads it, and
places it next to an affix to make another new word.
If Player 2 decides to place the Word Card in a
space already occupied by an X Card, he or she can
stack it on top of the existing card to make a new
word, take the X Card, and place his or her O Card in
the box.
4. Players take turns in this way.
5. If a player places a Word Card in a space that he or
she has already occupied with his own X or O Card,
the player stacks the Word Card but does not place
another X or O Card in the box.
6. The game is over when one player gets three X’s or
O’s in a row.
7. Players tally their points on the Scorecard. The
player with fewer points goes first in the next round.
8. Play three rounds on each side of the game mat,
then tally the points at the end. The player with the
most points is the winner.

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Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Prefixes and Suffixes

Word Combinations for each Tic-TAKE-Toe™ Game Mat

Prefix Mat

re- un- dis- pre- il- im- in- sub- mis-

appear like appear heat legal patient complete marine connect
connect lock connect pay logical possible way place
heat tie like view take
lock place understand
pay taste
place
take
tie
view
write

Suffix Mat

-ly -ful -y -less -ion -able -ment -or -ness

complete health cloud cloud act comfort excite act direct
direct hope health hope direct depend settle direct kind
friend joy rock power predict excite predict stubborn
kind power thought select predict select
quick thought select
stubborn

Mixed Prefix and Suffix Mat

non- tele- over- under- de- -er -est -en -al

fat graph eat line code blend hard hard magic
soft music
stick phone head play feat eat high

scope water water hard soft

wear high

play

soft

stick

teach

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