Topic: KS2

By the beginning of year 3, pupils should be able to read books written at an age-appropriate interest level. They should be able to read them accurately and at a speed that is sufficient for them to focus on understanding what they read rather than on decoding individual words. They should be able to decode most new words outside their spoken vocabulary, making a good approximation to the word’s pronunciation.

Comparing word frequencies is an interesting way to think about some of the differences between speech and writing. Which are the most frequent words in speech, and how do they compare with the most frequent words in writing?

In this activity we will look at suffixes which change adjectives and nouns into verbs. This process is a part of derivational morphology. 

In this lesson, students will look at some common prefixes that can be added to adjectives and see how they change meanings.

Goals

• Identify some common prefixes in adjectives.
• Describe the meanings contributed by common adjective prefixes.
• Experiment with acceptable and unacceptable prefixes for particular adjectives.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will look at adjectives with distinctive prefixes.