
Kim Oliver ESOL Web Links
Tech up your teaching! Every good teacher knows that the resources outside the classroom are as important as those inside for students to improve their mastery of the English language! The internet is now a gold mine of resources, but some are more helpful than others! So I have created a page with the best of the best web resources available for ESL teachers and students.
Greek and Latin Roots Lists
https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx2.htm
http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/spelling
This is a really good introductory site for students who might not even know what these are. It explains roots, suffixes, prefixes and spelling, each page with a fact sheet to explain, a worksheet with which to practice, and a quiz to check. Not exhaustive, but a good intro.
My Vocabulary
http://www.myvocabulary.com/lesson-plans/
This site has seven sets of 3-root groups; each set has a large group of puzzles and a storyto practice.
Powerpoints for introducing and practicing prefixes and suffixes
http://languagearts.pppst.com/affixes.html
Five pre-made powerpoints to introduce the concept of prefixes and suffixes
Suffixes:
Gaullaudet
http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_works/vocabulary/suffixes_to_know.html
A nice divided list of suffixes showing which form nouns, verbs, adjective, adverbs, with explanations and example sentences
Learn That Word
http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/suffix.html
Very comprehensive list of suffixes; you click on one, and it takes you to a worksheet full of sample words using that suffix.
Nancy Metz suffix links
http://www.michellehenry.fr/end.htm
A lot of links to suffix pages, worksheets and games
Prefixes:
Nancy Metz prefix links
http://www.michellehenry.fr/wordformation.htm
The same as above, but prefixes
My Vocabulary
http://www.myvocabulary.com/lesson-plans/
This site has a limited set of prefixes, but each set has a few puzzles for practice.
List of Negative Prefixes
http://hum.ku.ac.th/learn/learnenglishthroughsong/backatone/prefix.html
Negative prefix quiz
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/negprefix.html
Prefix, suffix roots Jeopardy game powerpoint
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/grade7/gr7_files/Dawkins_Words/Vocabulary_Jeopardy.ppt