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Root word awareness in Year 4 English

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Focus on root words and word families. Start with “Practise Using the Suffix -ly to Make Adverbs”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 4 learners practise root words and word families.

The activities include Practise Using the Suffix -ly to Make Adverbs, Add Prefixes to Root Words, Add Prefixes to Root Words to Create Antonyms, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, interactive, video, practice. 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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  • Practise Using the Suffix -ly to Make Adverbs
  • Add Prefixes to Root Words
  • Add Prefixes to Root Words to Create Antonyms
  • Add Suffixes and Change the Root Word to Make Verbs
  • Add Suffixes to Change Adjectives to Verbs
  • Add Suffixes to Make Verbs from Nouns and Adjectives
  • Add the Suffix -ly to Create Adverbs
  • Find Root Words When A Prefix Has Been Added
  • Find Root Words When A Suffix Has Been Added
  • Identify Root Words
  • Identify Word Families
  • Know Your Prefixes: ad- and al-
  • Know Your Suffixes: -ive
  • Know Your Suffixes: Make Adjectives into Nouns
  • Know Your Suffixes: Practise Making Adjectives into Nouns
  • Know Your Suffixes: Turn Adjectives into Nouns
  • Learn to Use the Suffix -ly to Make Adverbs Including Exceptions
  • Practise Adding Prefixes to Root Words
  • Practise Identifying Root Words
  • Practise Using the -ion Suffixes
  • Recognise Word Families
  • Use the Prefixes im-, il-, ir- and in-
  • Use the Prefixes Mis- and Dis-
  • Use the Prefixes Sub- and Inter-
  • Use the Prefixes Sub-, Inter- and Pre-
  • Use the Prefixes Super- and Anti-
  • Use the Prefixes Super-, Anti- and Auto-
  • Use the Suffixes -ation, -tion and -ssion
  • Use the Suffixes -ture and -sure

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Adding the suffix -ate to words

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Adding the suffix -en to words

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Oak: Verb and adjective suffixes

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Oak: Noun and adjective suffixes

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Using the Suffix -ity

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Turtle Diary: Prefix game

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