Year 4 · English
Root word awareness in Year 4 English
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Focus on root words and word families. Open support for “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 — support from Twinkl
- Add Prefixes to Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Add Prefixes to Root Words to Create Antonyms — support from Twinkl
- Add Suffixes and Change the Root Word to Make Verbs — support from Oak National Academy
- Add Suffixes to Change Adjectives to Verbs — support from Oak National Academy
- Add Suffixes to Make Verbs from Nouns and Adjectives — support from Oak National Academy
- Add the Suffix -ly to Create Adverbs — support from Twinkl
- Find Root Words When A Prefix Has Been Added — support from YouTube — BBC Bitesize for Teachers
- Find Root Words When A Suffix Has Been Added — support from Twinkl
- Identify Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Identify Word Families — support from Twinkl
- Know Your Prefixes: ad- and al- — support from YouTube — Twinkl Educational Publishing
- Know Your Suffixes: -ive — support from YouTube — Twinkl Educational Publishing
- Know Your Suffixes: Make Adjectives into Nouns — support from Oak National Academy
- Know Your Suffixes: Practise Making Adjectives into Nouns — support from Oak National Academy
- Know Your Suffixes: Turn Adjectives into Nouns — support from Oak National Academy
- Learn to Use the Suffix -ly to Make Adverbs Including Exceptions — support from Twinkl
- Practise Adding Prefixes to Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Practise Identifying Root Words — support from Twinkl
- Practise Using the -ion Suffixes — support from Oak National Academy
- Recognise Word Families — support from YouTube — Language Success Team
- Use the Prefixes im-, il-, ir- and in- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefixes Mis- and Dis- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefixes Sub- and Inter- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefixes Sub-, Inter- and Pre- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefixes Super- and Anti- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Prefixes Super-, Anti- and Auto- — support from Twinkl
- Use the Suffixes -ation, -tion and -ssion — support from Oak National Academy
- Use the Suffixes -ture and -sure — support from Twinkl
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The Suffix -ly | KS2 English Concept Video
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Prefixes: in- im- ir- il- | KS2 English Concept Video
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Adding the suffix -ate to words
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Adding the suffix -en to words
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Prefixes | Primary English - Wonderful Words
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What Is a Word Family? | KS2 English Concept Video
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How Do You Use Prefixes? | KS2 English Concept Video
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How Do You Add Different Suffixes? | KS2 English Concept for Kids
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All of the /shun/ suffixes: -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion
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Word Forms, Word Families and Suffixes
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Prefixes: un- dis- mis- | KS2 English Concept Video
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Prefixes: re- sub- inter- super- anti- auto- co- | KS2 English Concept Video
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Words with Endings 'ture' and 'sure' | KS2 English Concept Video
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BBC Bitesize: Prefixes and suffixes
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Oak: Verb and adjective suffixes
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Oak: Noun and adjective suffixes
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Prefixes in-, im-, ir- and il- KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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PlanIt Spelling Year 4 Term 2B W4: Word Families Based on Common Words Spelling Pack
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KS2 Spelling Bank: prefixes ad- and al-
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Creating Nouns with the Suffixes -tion, -ity and -ness
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Using the Suffix -ity
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Endings That Sound Like shun Spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion and -cian KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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Adding Prefixes pre sub inter and semi SPaG Lesson Teaching Pack
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Words with Endings -ture and -sure KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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The Suffix -ly KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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Turtle Diary: Prefix game
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The Suffix -ation KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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Prefixes re, sub, inter Differentiated Worksheet Pack
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Suffixes -ible, -able, -ive and -ion Worksheet
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Prefixes: un- dis- mis- KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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Prefixes: re- sub- inter- super- anti- auto- co- KS2 Spelling Practice Booklet
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