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Year 4 · English

Root Word Awareness

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, lesson, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • 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

Checked learning resources

  • BBC Bitesize: Prefixes and suffixes

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS2 spelling and vocabulary hub for prefixes, suffixes, root words and word families.

  • Oak: Verb and adjective suffixes

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 suffix unit covering verb and adjective suffixes such as -ify, -en and related word-building work.

  • Oak: Noun and adjective suffixes

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 suffix unit for changing word class with noun and adjective suffixes, including word families.

  • Turtle Diary: Prefix game

    Turtle Diary · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

    Interactive prefix practice for matching prefixes to root words and meanings.

  • Twinkl: Year 4 -ssion endings spelling pack

    Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 spelling pack for -ssion endings, useful for -sion/-ssion comparison.

  • The Suffix -ly | KS2 English Concept Video

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    KS2 learner video explains spelling patterns for adding the suffix -ly, models examples and includes questions for independent practice.

  • Adding the suffix -ate to words

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Oak lesson teaches how -ate changes nouns and adjectives into verbs, including the root-word spelling changes used in the activity activity.

  • Adding the suffix -en to words

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 4 Oak lesson models changing adjectives into verbs with -en, including words such as tighten and sweeten.