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Prefix and Suffix Mats
2 3 4 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets English Phonic & Word Knowledge 5 Pages

Prefix and Suffix Mats

These worksheets have been created to use with students when exploring prefixes and suffixes. They contain sections where students will write the meaning of a prefixes or suffix, give examples, write the word in a sentence and visually represent the meaning of the word. Great for use in any middle school classroom in spelling lessons. They have been created for the Year 3 Unit- Prefixes and Suffixes.
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, prefixes, suffixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
  • We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, affixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
  • We are learning to use prefixes and suffixes to build morphemic word families.
  • We are learning to use prefixes and suffixes to build morphemic word families.
  • We are learning how to use common prefixes and suffixes and to add a suffix to a base word to form a plural or past tense.
  • We are learning how to use common prefixes and suffixes and to add a suffix to a base word to form a plural or past tense.

Curriculum alignment

EN2-5A old Uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter– sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words EN1-5A old Uses a variety of strategies, including knowledge of sight words and letter–sound correspondences, to spell familiar words EN2-SPELL-01 new Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN2-REFLU-01 new Sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN1-SPELL-01 new Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts EN1-RECOM-01 new Comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning EN1-PHOKW-01 new Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas
VCELA217 Learn some generalisations for adding suffixes to words VCELA250 Recognise most high-frequency words, know how to use common prefixes and suffixes, and know some homophones and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word VCELA295 Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations including double letters, and morphemic knowledge to build word families

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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