These questions have been taken from the KS2 SPAG test to help your children practise specific question types.

National Curriculum Objective
English Year 3 and Year 4: Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in - see English appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet
English Year 5 and Year 6: Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (morphology and etymology), as listed in English appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words that they meet

Differentiation:

Beginner Two simple options. Aimed at Year 4 Secure/Year 5 Emerging.

Easy Three simple options. Aimed at Year 5 Developing.

Tricky Four options. Aimed at Year 5 Secure/Year 6 Emerging.

Expert Four options with more ambiguity. Aimed at Year 6 Secure.

Worksheets include answers.

Beginner Easy Tricky Expert

Root Words - Beginner (Worksheet)

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Root Words - Easy (Worksheet)

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Root Words - Tricky (Worksheet)

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Root Words - Expert (Worksheet)

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