Prefix/suffix/root Word Cards

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Prefix/suffix/root Word Cards: A single A4 page with a bold header 'Prefix/suffix/root Word Cards' and a 3-column grid of dotted cut-apart cards. Each card shows a blue (prefix) / green (suffix) / purple (root) label bar, the affix or root large and centred (e.g. un-, re-, -ful, -tion, act, port), an underlined one-line meaning (e.g. 'not; opposite of', 'without', 'do; take action'), and a small themed icon; dotted lines mark each card for cutting. Text density per card is low—one large affix,...

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This printable is a sheet of ready-to-cut cards labelled PREFIX / SUFFIX / ROOT showing common affixes (e.g. un-, re-, -ful, -tion) and root words (e.g. act, port) with a one-line meaning and a small icon. It is designed to support explicit teaching of word formation, vocabulary decoding and spelling patterns with hands-on sorting and word-building activities. Cards are visually clear with large affix text, a short gloss underlined, and dotted lines for cutting.

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