[Music] do you ever find complicated words when you're reading I know I do I'm Mrs Morta Today we'll learn to use word parts to read and understand unknown words Recently while reading about protecting water I found some difficult words Here's one First let's circle the prefixes A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning Do you see a prefix It's c o n Con can mean with together or thoroughly Next let's circle the suffixes A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning Do you see a suffix We see this part A t i o n Asian combines the suffixes a t e and i o n It's often added to verbs to make nouns that name an action or process Next let's mark the remaining vowels Vowels help us break words into syllables Every syllable has at least one vowel and only one vowel sound Which vowels do you see We see e with r which is an r controlled vowel Since there is one vowel we expect to find one syllable in this root Let's say the word parts Conservation Now let's say the whole word Conservation Is that a word It is Since it is a word we're finished Conservation means the careful protection of something Creating a rain garden or fixing leaky faucets are examples of water conservation If you speak Spanish the word conserv can help you understand this word Here's another word First let's circle the prefixes Do you see any prefixes It's P R E Pre pre often means before Next let's circle the suffixes What do you see Here's Asian again Now let's mark the remaining vowels We see E with R which is an R controlled vowel Since there is one vowel we expect to find one syllable in this root Let's say the word parts preeration Now let's say the whole word preservation Is that a word Not quite Let's try different sounds to make it a real word I'll move the s into the first syllable and use the short e sound E Preservation Preservation Oh preservation The S makes the Z sound here like it often does between vowels Preservation is the act of keeping something in its original state and unharmed Preservation and conservation are related to the word serve which means to guard or protect in these words If you speak Spanish the word preserv can help you understand this word Great work today Keep reading and try this strategy the next time you find a challenging word Thank you for joining us If you want more fun ways to practice literacy skills don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Learning channel and be sure to check the description below for links to activity guides resources and more [Music] [Applause]