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Derivational morphemes make fundamental changes to the meaning of a word. Students learn about the origin (where they have come from) and how they can change / alter a word by definition.

If you're looking for the bundle - including prefixes, suffixes and bases, check it out here.

What’s included in this teacher resource?

• 49 prefixes catergorised by:
  • colour
  • recommended year/grade/stage that each suffix should be introduced and taught
• Full Colour
• Black and White

V9 Australian Curriculum Aligned - Year 5

• build and spell new words from knowledge of known words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, word origins, letter patterns and spelling generalisations (AC9E5LY09)

V9 Australian Curriculum Aligned - Year 6

• use knowledge of known words, word origins, including some Latin and Greek roots, base words, prefixes, suffixes, letter patterns and spelling generalisations to spell new words including technical words (AC9E6LY09)

NSW Stage 2 Syllabus Aligned: Focus Area: Vocabulary (EN2-VOCAB-01)

• Content Group: Defining and analysing words - 

  • Apply morphemic knowledge to change word meanings by adding different prefixes and suffixes to a base word or root

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