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Prefixes
- 1. © Boardworks Ltd20061 of 21 © Boardworks Ltd 20061 of 21 Prefixes Year 7 Spelling Starters Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page Accompanying worksheet Flash activity. These activities are not editable. Web addressesExtension activities Icons key: For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation
- 2. © Boardworks Ltd20062 of 21 Contents © Boardworks Ltd 20062 of 21 Common prefixes Antonym prefixes a- prefixes Latin and Greek prefixes
- 3. © Boardworks Ltd20063 of 21 Prefixes – Common prefixes © Boardworks Ltd 20063 of 21 Common prefixes
- 4. © Boardworks Ltd20064 of 21 Knowing about prefixes can help us to understand and spell words. Words are full of patterns and rules. Prefixes help to create patterns in words. Prefixes
- 5. © Boardworks Ltd20065 of 21 A prefix is a letter or group of letters that is fixed in front of the root of a word. The prefix changes the meaning of the word. struct (build) construct destruct obstruct Knowing what the prefixes mean can help our understanding of unfamiliar words. In this example, the prefixes are: con = with/together; de = undo; ob = in the way. con de ob What is a prefix?
- 6. © Boardworks Ltd20066 of 21 Common prefixes
- 7. © Boardworks Ltd20067 of 21 Prefixes – Antonym prefixes © Boardworks Ltd 20067 of 21 Antonym prefixes
- 8. © Boardworks Ltd20068 of 21 Look at these words. The prefixes are in orange. inaccurate impolite illegal unhelpful irregular What is the effect of the prefix in each case? The prefixes in, im, il, un, and ir all mean not. So by using these prefixes, the meanings of the words change – to the opposite meanings. These are antonym prefixes. Antonym means ‘opposite’ and they make the original word into its opposite. Can you think of other prefixes which do the same? Antonym prefixes
- 9. © Boardworks Ltd20069 of 21 Antonym prefixes
- 10. © Boardworks Ltd200610 of 21 Antonym prefixes What is the effect of the prefix in each case?
- 11. © Boardworks Ltd200611 of 21 Prefixes – a- prefixes © Boardworks Ltd 200611 of 21 a- prefixes
- 12. © Boardworks Ltd200612 of 21 What do you think the prefix al means? almighty alright altogether already always The prefix al means all. a- prefixes How many other words can you think of that begin al?
- 13. © Boardworks Ltd200613 of 21 a- prefixes What do you think the prefix a- means? aboard afloat aglitter awake aground The a- prefix means on or in a state of. = on board = in a state of floating = in a state of glittering = in a state of waking = on ground
- 14. © Boardworks Ltd200614 of 21 a- prefixes The prefix ab means away from. What links the words below? abandon abseil abscond abdicate – They abandoned the ship. – They abseiled down the cliff. – He absconded from jail. – She abdicated her throne.
- 15. © Boardworks Ltd200615 of 21 Prefix story Write a short story using as many a prefixes as you can. Choose one of these titles, or think of your own. The Robbery The Affair The King’s Voyage The Away Game
- 16. © Boardworks Ltd200616 of 21 Prefixes – Latin and Greek prefixes © Boardworks Ltd 200616 of 21 Latin and Greek prefixes
- 17. © Boardworks Ltd200617 of 21 Press play to start the timer. How many words can you think of that begin with the prefix auto, e.g. autobiography? Latin and Greek prefixes autograph automobile automatic automaton Here are a few suggestions: What do you think auto means? Auto means self.
- 18. © Boardworks Ltd200618 of 21 Latin and Greek prefixes biceps bilingual biplane biped bifocals Can you think of any words that begin with the prefix bi, e.g. bicycle? Did you think of any of these words? What do you think the prefix bi means? Bi means two or twice. Press play to start the timer.
- 19. © Boardworks Ltd200619 of 21 Latin and Greek prefixes
- 20. © Boardworks Ltd200620 of 21 Prefix quiz
- 21. © Boardworks Ltd200621 of 21 Mix and match prefixes Prefixes Root words re un mis sub act marine dead place grow live Match the prefixes to the root words. How many new words can you make? Did you find any of these words? react regrow submarine undead relive misplace
Editor's Notes
- #2 This presentation matches Objective W4 from the Framework for Teaching English. Photo © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation.
- #7 Worksheet One accompanies this slide.
- #9 Other antonym prefixes are anti (against), non (not), contra (against), mal (bad) and mis (wrong). Further work can easily be done here, looking for and explaining examples of the prefixes listed. Worksheet Two accompanies this slide.
- #10 Worksheet Two accompanies this slide.
- #11 Worksheet Two accompanies this slide.
- #13 Worksheet Three accompanies this slide.
- #14 Worksheet Three accompanies this slide.
- #15 Worksheet Three accompanies this slide.
- #16 Worksheet Three accompanies this slide.
- #18 Choose an appropriate time limit (for example, two minutes) for students to write down as many words as they can think of. Worksheet Four accompanies this slide.
- #19 Worksheet Four accompanies this slide.
- #20 This activity illustrates that many of the prefixes we use have ancient Greek and Roman roots. This is a good opportunity to do some dictionary work, looking for the roots and origins of classically-based words. Other classical prefixes include ‘auto’ (self), ‘super’ (greater), ‘aero’ (air), ‘audi’ (hear) and ‘prim’ (first). Students could be asked to suggest a word which uses each prefix. Worksheet Four accompanies this slide.
- #22 You may wish to impose a time limit on students completing this task. Worksheet Four accompanies this slide.