This week’s spelling homework is an activity using prefixes and suffixes. It is due on Thursday 20 June 2019.
Investigate how the meaning of words change when a prefix (part of a word added to the beginning) or suffix (part of a word added to the end) is added. What new words can you make?
- How will the spelling change?
dis ed
un use ing
re able
Possible new words:
- used (drop one ‘e’ here)
- using (drop the ‘e’ for ing)
- usable (drop the ‘e’ for able)
- unused
- disused
- reusing
- unusable
Challenge: What new word type have you made?
See the homework sheet for more examples.