Year 3 · English
Root word awareness in Year 3 English
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Focus on root words prefixes and suffixes year 3. Open support for “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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- Expand Your Understanding of Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Know Your Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Practise Using the Prefix un- — support from Twinkl
- Practise Using The Suffix -ly — support from Twinkl
- Practise using the Suffixes -ous and -ious — support from YouTube — Twinkl
- Practise Using the Suffixes -ture and -sure — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Recognise Word Families — support from Twinkl
- Understand Word Families — support from Twinkl
- Use Knowledge of Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefix dis- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefix in- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefix mis- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefix re- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefix un- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Suffix -ly — support from Twinkl
- Use the Suffixes -ous and -ious — support from YouTube — Twinkl
- Use the Suffixes -ture and -sure — support from Twinkl
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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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Prefixes re-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti-, auto- and co-
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Spelling Words Ending in -sure and -ture
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Year 3 Word Families Spelling Pack
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PlanIt Y3 Word Families
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Prefixes and Suffixes
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PlanIt Y3 Prefixes dis-, mis- and un-
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Year 3/4 -ly Spelling Activity
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PlanIt Y3 -ly Adverbs
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Adding the Suffix -ous Spelling Pack
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-sure and -ture Worksheet and Quizzes
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Prefixes re-, sub- and inter- Worksheets
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PlanIt Y3 Prefixes re-, sub- and inter-
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