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Swahili Verb Extensions

Twelfth graders meet an advanced feature that makes Swahili powerful — verb extensions (minyambuliko ya vitenzi). Adding a suffix to a verb root changes its whole meaning: andika (write) → andikwa (be written), penda (love) → pendana (love each other), soma (read) → somesha (teach). One root spawns many verbs.

Grade 12Verb Extensions50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn verb extensions.
  • ✓Match each form to its meaning.
  • ✓See passive, reciprocal, causative…
  • ✓Build new verbs.
Essential Question

How does adding one suffix turn a Swahili verb into a whole new one?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Verb Extension

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — One Root, Many Verbs

6 min

How does Swahili grow new verbs from one root?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show andika → andikwa.
  • Ask what the suffix did.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Verb Extensions

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Verb Extension.
  • Match each one.
  • Note passive/reciprocal/causative…

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an extension’s job.
  • Say andikwa & pendana.
  • Turn a verb passive.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Say.
  • Change.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “tunapendana” (we love each other).
  • Extend a verb aloud.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Extend.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an extension.
  • Give a verb & its meaning.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Give it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare verb-derivation systems.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read an extended verb.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: build new verbs.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: use verbs correctly.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Root → extended verb cards.
  • Highlight the suffix.
  • Group by extension type.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with andikwa (passive).
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Chain two extensions.
  • Extend one root five ways.
  • Note stacked suffixes.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔗Verb-extension cards
  • 💻Match the Verb Extension
  • 🖍️Highlighters
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

minyambulikoverb extensions-wapassive-anareciprocal-esha / -ishacausative-ika / -ekastative-ia / -eaapplicativekitenziverbshinaroot
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “andikwa” mean, and which extension is it?
“To be written” — the passive (-wa).
QUESTION 2
What does “pendana” express?
“To love each other” — the reciprocal (-ana).
QUESTION 3
What does a verb extension do?
Adds a suffix that changes the verb’s meaning.

Reflect: verb extensions.

Have students extend one Swahili verb (e.g. penda → pendana). A printable Swahili verb-extension sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: -ana, -esha / -isha, -ia / -ea, -ika / -eka, -wa, kitenzi, minyambuliko, shina
  1. verb extensions
  2. reciprocal
  3. stative
  4. root
  5. applicative
  6. causative
  7. passive
  8. verb

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “andikwa” mean, and which extension is it?
  2. What does “pendana” express?
  3. What does a verb extension do?
Answer key — Part A: 1) minyambuliko · 2) -ana · 3) -ika / -eka · 4) shina · 5) -ia / -ea · 6) -esha / -isha · 7) -wa · 8) kitenzi
Part B: 1) “To be written” — the passive (-wa). 2) “To love each other” — the reciprocal (-ana). 3) Adds a suffix that changes the verb’s meaning.