[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 urban wildlife 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 a d 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 the suffix a b l e is pronounced a bull a bull often means able to 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 the letter A since there is one vowel we expect to find one syllable in this root now let's say the whole word adaptable is that a word not quite let's try different sounds to make this a real word i know the letter A often makes the schwa sound uh at the beginning of a word adaptable adaptable adapt means to change for a certain use or purpose so adaptable means to be able to change for a certain use or purpose many adaptable forest animals have learned to live in cities we often call these animals urban wildlife if you speak Spanish the word adaptab can help you understand this word here's another word first let's circle the prefixes do you see any prefixes there aren't any next let's circle the suffixes what do you see i know the suffix a bull now let's mark the remaining vowels we see an A we also see O with R which is an R controlled vowel since there are two vowels we expect to find two syllables in this part let's split these syllables between the A and the V let's say the word parts fable now let's say the whole word favorable is that a word it is since this is a word we're finished favorable describes something that gives you an advantage or helps you be successful many clever wild animals enjoyed the favorable conditions in my garden this summer they ate most of my vegetables if you speak Spanish the word favor 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]