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Prefixes and Suffixes Exploration

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Prefixes and Suffixes Exploration

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Today we are learning to:

  • Identify prefixes and suffixes in English words
  • Form new words by adding prefixes and suffixes
  • Understand how prefixes and suffixes change word meanings

Success Criteria: I can recognise common prefixes and suffixes, explain how they modify word meaning, and create new words correctly.

📚 Part 1: Prefix and Suffix Recognition

1. Circle the prefix in each word below:

unhappy     rewrite     preview     disagree

2. Circle the suffix in each word below:

teacher     hopeless     quickly     kindness

3. What does the prefix "un-" mean?

again

not or opposite

before

many

4. What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

without

full of or having

one who does

in a way

✏️ Part 2: Word Building Challenge

5. Add a prefix to each base word to create a new word:

_____ + happy = _____________ (meaning: not happy)

_____ + read = _____________ (meaning: read again)

_____ + view = _____________ (meaning: see before)

6. Add a suffix to each base word to create a new word:

care + _____ = _____________ (meaning: full of care)

teach + _____ = _____________ (meaning: one who teaches)

hope + _____ = _____________ (meaning: without hope)

7. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:

The student had to rewrite / unwrite his essay because it had too many mistakes.

She felt hopeful / hopeless about passing the test after studying hard.

The careful / careless driver always checked his mirrors before changing lanes.

8. Create your own sentence using a word with both a prefix AND a suffix:
9. Extension Challenge: How many different words can you make using the base word "play" and these prefixes/suffixes?

Prefixes: re-, over-     Suffixes: -er, -ful, -ing, -ed

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