In this objective, children will learn how to add the base words super- and sur- to other base words to form new words. Over four 20-minute lessons, they will:
·               Learn that super is a base word that can stand alone or be added before another base word (acting like a prefix)
·               Learn that the morphemes super- and sur- mean above, over, beyond or greater than
·               Learn that the morpheme -s can be added to nouns containing the morpheme super-
·               Identify adjectives with the morpheme super-
·               Learn that the morpheme sur- carries the same meaning as super-
·               Build word sums
·               Explore the etymology of new base words
·               Use a range of morphemes to add to words with the morpheme sur-
·               Use matrices to build a range of words
·               Reinforce learning with practical games
Resources included:
·      Editable PowerPoint covering 3 lessons (20 minutes each)
·      Teacher guidance with optional activities
·      Supporting worksheets
·      Practical games including Prefix Pictionary, word definition game and sur- guess the meaning game
·      2 fluency activities (with answers)
·      1 reasoning activity (with answers)
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