Year 7 · English · Reading
Word origins and vocabulary
Use Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes and context clues to work out the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Word origins and vocabulary — Split 3D word tiles into prefixes, Greek and Latin roots and suffixes, build new words, catch look-alike impostors and use context clues to crack mystery 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 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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