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Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint
A 24 slide teaching presentation to use when introducing prefixes and suffixes.
Use this teaching resource as a literacy teaching presentation when learning about the correct use of prefixes and suffixes.
The topics covered in this presentation include:
- What are Prefixes and Suffixes
- Prefix and Suffix Meanings
- Common Prefixes and Suffixes
- Matching-Up Prefixes and Suffixes to their root word and definition
- Identifying Prefixes and Suffixes in texts
- Using Prefixes and Suffixes when writing.
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NSW Curriculum alignment
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELA312
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
- VCELA263
Understand how to use letter–sound relationships and less common letter combinations to spell words
- VCELA296
Recognise homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling
- VCELA354
Understand how to use banks of known words, word origins, base words, prefixes, suffixes, spelling patterns and generalisations to spell new words, including technical words and words adopted from o...
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELA1485
Understand how to use letter-sound relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words
- ACELA1779
Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, common prefixes and suffixes and word origins to spell more complex word...
- ACELA1513
Understand how to use knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words
- ACELA1526
Understand how to use knowledge of known words, word origins including some Latin and Greek roots, base words, prefixes, suffixes, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words inclu...
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