Prefix Noughts and Crosses il and ir

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise playing some paired spelling games to identify a range of different word roots that can be changed by the addition of the prefixes il and ir.

The class can illustrate and record the meaning of each word with the prefixes il and ir by using them in some example sentences related to the current class topic or theme.

Download this teaching pack including display posters, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise playing some paired spelling games to identify a range of different word roots that can be changed by the addition of the prefixes il and ir

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify the spelling and meaning of words with the prefixes il and ir, a worksheet to play games to identify word roots that can be changed by the addition of the prefixes il and ir and a set of cards to select and identify different words roots that can be changed by adding prefixes.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to play games to identify word roots that can be changed by the addition of the prefixes il and ir.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to identify and record how word roots can change their spellings and meanings when adding a range of different prefixes. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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