Spelling this week Prefix ex The prefix ex

Spelling this week!

Prefix ex- The prefix ex means "out" or "beyond. " It is added directly to roots beginning with the letters t or p. The letter x is never doubled. No commonly used words begin with the letters exs. The letter x itself makes the sound of s or z. Mnemonic device: X marks the spot between the prefix and root. Don't add any ex-tra letters!

ex periments

ex cept

ex ample

ex tend

ex cellent

ex change

ex claim

ex clude

ex cuse

ex plain

ex pensive

ex press

ex treme

ex pand

ex haust

ex plore

ex actly

ex pecting

ex cited

ex hibit

Vocabulary this week!

Raised-print v. A kind of print that was raised and could be felt. A raised print and braille sign is mounted vertically on a round pole to the right of an APS.

determined v. Try hard The group was determined to finish the race in the top three.

pattern v. Group of markings Patterns are all around us.

improvement v. A way of making something better The cement drive was an improvement from the gravel drive.

cell v. Some things that go together The standard Braille cell consists of six dots in two columns of three dots.

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