What is a Prefix? Year 3 Prefixes Free Resource Pack

What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• What is a Prefix? Year 3 Teaching PowerPoint.
• What is a Prefix? Year 3 Varied Fluency with answers.
• What is a Prefix? Year 3 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 3: (3G6.2) Formation of nouns using a range of prefixes [for example super–, anti–, auto–]

Spelling: Spell more prefixes

Terminology for pupils:

• (3G6.2) prefix

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support using the prefix ‘un’ in order to change the meaning of words. Words are primarily taken from the KS1 spelling objectives.
Expected Questions to support using the prefix ‘un’ in order to change the meaning of words. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings.
Greater Depth Questions to support using the prefix ‘un’ in order to change the meaning of words. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings but may include more complicated words and unusual vocabulary.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Use the given words to create two sentences. Words are primarily taken from the KS1 spelling objectives.
Expected Use the given words to create two sentences. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings
Greater Depth Use the given words to create two sentences. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings but may include more complicated words and vocabulary.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Provide an explanation to a given statement about words including the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the KS1 spelling objectives.
Expected Provide an explanation to a given statement about words including the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings.
Greater Depth Provide an explanation to a given statement about words including the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings but may include more complicated words and vocabulary.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Agree or disagree with a given statement about the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the KS1 spelling objectives.
Expected Agree or disagree with a given statement about the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings.
Greater Depth Agree or disagree with a given statement about the prefix ‘un’. Words are primarily taken from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings but may include more complicated words and vocabulary.

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