[Music] do you ever find complicated words while you're reading I know I do I'm Mrs Mora today we'll learn to use word Parts like prefixes and suffixes to read unknown words here's a word first let's Circle the prefixes a prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning is there a prefix in this word this part Agra isn't a prefix but it is a different kind of word part Agra means farming now 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 o a l o is often added to nouns to make adjectives that mean of or relating to next let's mark the vowels in this middle part vowels help us break words into syllables each syllable can have only one vowel sound we see U and The R controlled vowel sound you are which says ER since there are two vowel sounds we'll split this into two syllables let's separate these vowel sounds between the consonants L and T let's say the word Parts Agri o now let's say the whole word agricultural is that a real word not quite let's try some different letter sounds to make it a real word oh agricultural sometimes the T says CH when followed by a u culture sometimes means raising plants or animals so agricultural describes farming to raise plants or animals agricultural workers spend long hours caring for crops during the growing season if you speak Spanish words like Agricola or agricultura can help you understand this word here's another word first let's Circle the prefixes do you see any prefixes there are no prefixes so let's Circle the suffixes we see o again a L now let's mark the vowels EA will likely make one vowel sound and O will make a second vowel sound so we expect to find two syllables let's split these syllables between the vowel team EA and the S let's say the word Parts C Sun o now let's say the whole word seasonal is that a real word not quite let's try different sounds to make this a real word oh seasonal the S often Says Z after a vowel and the O is making the schw sound Z season can mean one of the Four Seasons spring summer fall or winter seasonal describ typ something relating to a season or one of the seasons if you eat seasonal fruits and vegetables your food is fresh and delicious great work today keep reading and try this strategy the next time you find a challenging word [Music]