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Skateboards
is a compound
word.
Can you find the two real words inside?
2.
er
was added to roll
to turn it into roller. Roll is the root
word. Look
what happens to the meaning of words when
er is added:
roller
= something that rolls
teacher= someone who teachers
painter= someone who paints
fire fighter= someone who
fights fires
3.
Listen to the ow
sound in allowed. Is it the same
sound you hear in cow
or in snow?
4.
If a word ends with an ed
or er,
you can cover up the ed or er to get to
the root
word or main word.
This can help you figure out a new word.
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