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 words
Elaborations
- applying generalisations for adding affixes, for example 'hope' and 'hoping', 'begin' and 'beginning', 'country' and 'countries' (Skills: Literacy)
- building morphemic word families and exploring word origins, for example the prefix 'nat' means source, birth or tribe in 'nature', 'natural' and 'native' (Skills: Literacy)
- building morphemic word families and exploring word origins, for example 'tricycle', 'triangle' and 'triple' (Skills: Literacy)
- using knowledge of common prefixes and suffixes to spell words and explore their meaning, for example 'friendly', 'calmly' and 'cleverly' and 'misfortune' (Skills: Literacy)
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Suffix Practice - Interactive Activity
Practise adding suffixes to words by identifying, defining and matching them in context.
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Greek and Latin Roots – Card Kaboom!
Explore Greek and Latin word origins with this hand-on card game.
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Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots - Dictionary Hunt Worksheet
Investigate the morphological meanings of word-parts with this dictionary hunt.
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Around in Circles Active Game
An active game to use when reviewing any type of content with your students.
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-Ty and -Ity Suffixes Worksheet
Practise using the suffixes -ty and -ity with a printable suffix worksheet.
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-Ment Suffixes Worksheet
Improve students' understanding of the suffix -ment with a printable suffix worksheet.
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Words with Prefixes Worksheet - Prefix Re-
Build students' understanding of the prefix re-.with a printable prefix worksheet.
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Pre- Prefixes Worksheet
Boost students' understanding of the prefix pre- with a printable prefix worksheet.
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Home Spelling Poster
A poster to show your students what activity to complete each night using their spelling words.