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Root Words & Inflections

Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms (e.g., look/looks/looked/looking), using affixes as clues to word meaning and understanding how suffixes create nouns and adjectives

Ages
6 to 9
Type
Concept
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
6 codes

Quick check

When the learner sees words like "play," "plays," "played," and "playing," do they understand they all come from the same root word and can they use each form correctly?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Identify 'play' as the root in 'played', 'playing', 'player'
  • Explain that '-ful' in 'careful' means 'full of care'
  • Use '-ness' and '-er' to form nouns from root words: 'sad → sadness', 'teach → teacher'

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

2 topics
  • Word Parts as CluesRequired

    Vocabulary // Ages 5 to 8

    Root words/inflections build on Y1 morphological awareness

  • SuffixesHelpful

    Spelling & Word Study // Ages 6 to 7

    Suffix spelling rules reinforce understanding of how affixes change words

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Root Words & Inflections

Ages 6 to 9 // Concept

Leads to

1 topic

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.1.4bL.1.4cL.3.4b
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng.App2.Y2.Word.1Eng.App2.Y2.Word.2Eng.App2.Y2.Word.3

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