Building Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
Investigating how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of root words to build new vocabulary.
Key Questions
- Explain how adding a prefix to a word changes its meaning.
- Analyze what happens to a word when we add a suffix to the end.
- Predict the meaning of a new word by breaking it down into its parts.
ACARA Content Descriptions
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