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Spoonbills at Sunset: Suffixes -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence

Decode words with the Latin suffixes -ant, -ent, -ance and -ence in a story about pink spoonbills in a salt marsh at sunset.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.3.b

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students read words that end with the Latin suffixes -ant, -ent, -ance and -ence.
Students change -ant to -ance and -ent to -ence to build new words.
Students use the suffixes -ance and -ence to work out what a word means.

How to use

Read the story aloud together and have students point to each word with a suffix. Then let them do the word work on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.3.b

Decode words with common Latin suffixes.

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Spoonbills at Sunset: Suffixes -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence

Read and build words with four Latin suffixes.

Read the story

Read the story. Look for words that end with -ant, -ent, -ance or -ence.

Pink Birds in the Salt Marsh

1The sun was sinking when Ximena and Ms. Rhea reached the edge of the salt marsh. Ms. Rhea was a volunteer at the nature center. She was patient and kind, and she knew the name of every bird in the marsh.

2"Look in the distance," Ms. Rhea whispered. Far across the shallow water, Ximena saw a flash of pink. Then she saw another, and another. A small group of roseate spoonbills was wading near the tall grass.

3Ximena raised her binoculars. The birds were brilliant pink, with long legs and flat bills shaped like spoons. Each bird swung its bill from side to side through the water. "They are feeling for tiny shrimp and fish," Ms. Rhea explained. "Their pink color comes from the food they eat."

4Ximena could hardly believe the difference between these birds and the brown ducks at the park near her home. "They look so elegant," she said. Ms. Rhea nodded. "Their appearance surprises many visitors. Some people think they are flamingos."

5The two of them stood in silence and watched the birds feed. It was important to keep still so the spoonbills would not fly away. When the sky turned orange, Ximena smiled and whispered, "This is the best Friday ever."

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