Suffix - What does it mean?

Suffix - What does it mean?

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English Phonic & Word Knowledge

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In this worksheet, students are required to identify suffixes that have been added to base and root words. Once they have identified the suffix, they are asked to use a dictionary to find the meanings of the suffixes. This worksheet could be used as an explicit teaching activity, independent activity, during literacy rotations or a guided language group. This resource is part of the Year 5 Strategic Spelling Unit Plan.

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Curriculum Codes

AC9E5LY09 9

Build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations

AC9E5LY10 9

Explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word

ACELA1513 8.4

Understand how to use knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words

ACELA1514 8.4

Explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word

Draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts

EN3-VOCAB-01 new

Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts

EN3-RECOM-01 new

Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension

EN3-SPELL-01 new

Automatically applies taught phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts, and justifies spelling strategies used to spell unfamiliar words

Understand how to use banks of known words, syllabification, spelling patterns, word origins, base words, prefixes and suffixes, to spell new words, including some uncommon plurals

Differentiation

Modifications

Students who are struggling can simply identify the prefix and base words. If they are able, they could find the meanings of one or two of the prefixes.

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Complete the Fast Finisher on the worksheet.

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