Teach students about base words, prefixes and suffixes and how these are used to create morphemic families in a clear and simple way.
Understanding Morphemic Families in Year 2
This slide set introduces students to the building blocks of words and shows how morphemes work together to create meaning. Using familiar examples like salad, dinner and dessert, learners explore how base words can grow into morphemic families through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. Each slide breaks down concepts step‑by‑step, helping students recognise patterns, build vocabulary, and strengthen spelling skills.
Building Blocks for Understanding Morphemic Families
The slide sequence guides students through the essential building blocks of word meaning, beginning with morphemes as the smallest units of meaning and moving into base words, showing how they hold core meaning and act as the foundation for word building. It then introduces prefixes and suffixes, including common examples, to demonstrate how these meaningful parts attach to base words to change or extend meaning.
Students explore how everyday words can grow into word families through affixes, and the sequence concludes by showing how understanding morphemes strengthens spelling accuracy and vocabulary development.
How These Slides Support Phonics Learning
This slide deck helps students recognise meaningful word parts, understand how words change, and apply morphemic knowledge to reading and spelling. The clear structure and familiar examples make abstract concepts accessible for Year 2 learners while supporting vocabulary growth and decoding skills.Use the dropdown menu to choose between the Google Slides or PowerPoint version of these slides.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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