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Root word awareness in Year 3 English

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Focus on root words prefixes and suffixes year 3. Start with “Expand Your Understanding of Root Words”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 3 learners practise root words prefixes and suffixes year 3.

The activities include Expand Your Understanding of Root Words, Know Your Root Words, Practise Using the Prefix un-, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

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Activities covered

  • Expand Your Understanding of Root Words
  • Know Your Root Words
  • Practise Using the Prefix un-
  • Practise Using The Suffix -ly
  • Practise using the Suffixes -ous and -ious
  • Practise Using the Suffixes -ture and -sure
  • Recognise Root Words
  • Recognise Word Families
  • Understand Word Families
  • Use Knowledge of Root Words
  • Use the Prefix dis-
  • Use the Prefix in-
  • Use the Prefix mis-
  • Use the Prefix re-
  • Use the Prefix un-
  • Use the Suffix -ly
  • Use the Suffixes -ous and -ious
  • Use the Suffixes -ture and -sure

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What Is a Word Family?

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Prefixes un-, dis- and mis-

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The Suffix -ly

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How Do You Use the Suffix -ous?

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Words Ending -ture and -sure

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PlanIt Y3 Word Families

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Prefixes and Suffixes

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Year 3/4 -ly Spelling Activity

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PlanIt Y3 -ly Adverbs

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