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Word Parts
- Word parts include affixes (prefixes and suffixes), and base words.
- Affixes are word parts that are "fixed to" either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes).
- Base words (root words) are words from which many other words are formed.
Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, 2001
(To the right of the text is a photo of two adults seated at a table. They
are working on a jigsaw puzzle.)
(Photo) Source: US Department of Agriculture
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