Y2 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
Consolidating Prefixes and Suffixes Lesson
This Consolidating Prefixes and Suffixes lesson covers the prior learning of adding 'un', before moving onto the main skill of consolidating knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.
National Curriculum Objective
English Year 1: (1G6.2) How the prefix un– changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives [negation, for example, unkind, or undoing: untie the boat]
English Year 1: (1G6.3) Suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of root words (e.g. helping, helped, helper)
English Year 2: (2G6.3) Formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, –er and by compounding [for example, whiteboard, superman]
English Year 2: (2G6.3) Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –less (A fuller list of suffixes can be found in the year 2 spelling section in English Appendix 1)
English Year 2: (2G6.3) Use of the suffixes –er, –est in adjectives
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2 Teaching Support
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Teaching PowerPoint
This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through prior learning of adding 'un', before moving onto the main skill of consolidating knowledge of prefixes and suffixes. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.
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Modelling PowerPoint
This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson.
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Work Summer Block 2 – Consolidation
This is a free scheme of work for Year 2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 13 small steps with guidance for teaching.
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Video Tutorial
In this Using the Suffixes -ful and -less Video Tutorial, Katie explains how these suffixes can be added to root words to form adjectives.
1 Prior Learning
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Prior Learning Activity
This Consolidating Prefixes and Suffixes Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of adding 'un', before moving onto the main skill of consolidating knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 1 Prefixes Game supports pupils’ understanding of adding and removing un- to root words.
2 Varied Fluency
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Varied Fluency
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 2 Suffixes Game aims to support pupils’ knowledge of suffixes and spelling rules.
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Flash Cards Activity
This Year 2 Suffixes Flash Cards Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of suffixes.
2 Application
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Mixed Activity
This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of consolidating their knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
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Application
This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the Consolidating Prefixes and Suffixes lesson.
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Application and Reasoning
This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
2 Homework
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Homework
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
