Year 6 · English · Writing
Spelling and word parts
Spell words with number prefixes and the suffixes -logy, -ism and -ment, and use roots to spell longer words.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Spelling and word parts — Snap number prefixes, -logy, -ism and -ment, and roots like tele, scope and phon onto 3D tiles to build long words, then catch the Year 6 tricky words.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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