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Use prefixes and suffixes in Year 5 English

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Focus on prefixes and suffixes spelling rules. Start with “Add Suffixes to Words Ending in -fer”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 5 learners practise prefixes and suffixes spelling rules.

The activities include Add Suffixes to Words Ending in -fer, Add Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing, Know Your Suffixes: -cian, -sion and -tion, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, 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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  • Add Suffixes to Words Ending in -fer
  • Add Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing
  • Know Your Suffixes: -cian, -sion and -tion
  • Know Your Suffixes: -ible and -able
  • Learn to Spell Words Ending in -cial and -tial
  • Learn to Spell Words Ending in -cious
  • Learn to Spell Words Ending in -tious
  • Practise Using Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
  • Revise Verb Endings: -s, -ed and -ing
  • Spell Exception Words Ending in -cial and -tial
  • Understand the Use of Re- as a Verb Prefix
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: De
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: De-
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: Dis
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: Dis-
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: Mis-
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: Over-
  • Understand Verb Prefixes: Re
  • Understand When to Use Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
  • Use Hyphens to Join Prefixes to Root Words
  • Use Verb Prefixes: Mis-
  • Use Verb Prefixes: Over-

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