# Lesson Plan: Vocabulary Development - Suffixes: Noun, Verb, and Adjective Derivatives
**Grade Level**: Junior Secondary 3
**Subject**: English Comprehension
**Topic**: Vocabulary Development: Suffixes - Noun Derivatives, Verb Derivatives, and Adjective Derivatives
**Duration**: 60 minutes
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## Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Understand the concept of suffixes and their function in forming different parts of speech.
2. Identify and use common noun, verb, and adjective suffixes.
3. Apply suffixes to base words to form new nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
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## Materials:
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handouts with lists of common suffixes and base words
- Worksheets for practice exercises
- Examples of texts containing various suffixes
- Flashcards with base words and corresponding suffixes
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## Lesson Activities:
### 1. Introduction (10 minutes)
- Greet students and take attendance.
- Briefly discuss the importance of vocabulary development in enhancing comprehension and communication skills.
- Introduce the concept of suffixes by defining them and explaining how they modify the meanings of base words.
- Provide examples of words formed using suffixes (e.g., "happy" to "happiness," "act" to "action," "friend" to "friendly").
### 2. Direct Instruction (15 minutes)
- Explain the different types of suffixes:
- **Noun Derivatives**: Suffixes that form nouns (e.g., -ness, -ment, -tion).
- **Verb Derivatives**: Suffixes that form verbs (e.g., -ize, -en, -ify).
- **Adjective Derivatives**: Suffixes that form adjectives (e.g., -ful, -less, -able).
- Write a list of common suffixes for each category on the whiteboard.
- Discuss the meaning and usage of each suffix by providing multiple examples for each category.
### 3. Guided Practice (15 minutes)
- Distribute handouts with lists of base words.
- Ask students to form new words by adding appropriate suffixes to the base words.
- Work through a few examples together as a class.
- Divide students into small groups and provide them with flashcards. Each card will have either a base word or a suffix. Have them match base words to their appropriate suffixes and form new words.
- Encourage students to write a few sentences using the new words they have formed.
### 4. Independent Practice (10 minutes)
- Hand out worksheets that contain a mix of base words and sentences with missing words.
- Ask students to fill in the blanks by adding the correct suffixes to the base words and complete the sentences.
- Monitor and provide assistance as needed.
### 5. Review and Closure (10 minutes)
- Review the key points of the lesson about suffixes and their roles in forming different parts of speech.
- Call on a few students to share the new words they created and sentences they wrote.
- Answer any questions the students might have.
- Assign a homework task where students will find and list five new words with suffixes, indicating their base words and the type of suffix used (noun, verb, or adjective).
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## Assessment:
- Informal observation during guided and independent practice.
- Review of students' completed worksheets to assess understanding.
- Homework assignment to reinforce the day's lesson and assess students' ability to identify and use suffixes independently.
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## Differentiation:
- Provide additional support and examples for students who may struggle with understanding suffixes.
- Offer advanced students the opportunity to explore less common suffixes or create more complex words.
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## Homework:
- Students will find and list five words from their reading that contain suffixes, decipher their base words, and identify the type of suffix used.
- Write a short paragraph using at least three of the new words they identified.