Vocabulary · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Indicator: B3.2.6.1.2 - Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to interpret unfamiliar words

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five common prefixes (un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis-) and five common suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -est, -ly) in given words.
Explain how a prefix changes the meaning of a base word (e.g., happy to unhappy, do to redo).
Explain how a suffix changes the meaning or function of a base word (e.g., care to careful, play to player).
Use their knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to work out the meaning of at least four unfamiliar words in a short passage.
Build new words by adding prefixes and suffixes to base words and use them in their own sentences.

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Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Vocabulary (2.6)
Content standard: B3.2.6.1 - Understand word meanings and usage
Indicator: B3.2.6.1.2 - Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to interpret unfamiliar words
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.84
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 84
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The document prints this indicator with no exemplars at all; the heading stands between B3.2.6.1.1's bullets and B3.2.6.1.3.