Phonics focus of the day - 22nd June, 2020 -

Today we are going to look at the prefixes - 'in' and 'un' - Prefixes are at the beginning of words. We add them to root words. Sometimes we can call them the 'head' of the word. Prefix - The head, The root word - is the body and the tail is the suffix.

• Can you say this prefix?
• Can you practise writing this prefix?

If a grown up writes these words can you read them? - indeed, inside, invent, increase, inform, inflate, invite, unhappy, undo, unsafe, unlock, unfair, untidy, unwell, unkind, unzip. 

• Can you underline the prefix in these words in one colour and the root word in another colour pen?
• Can you write 1 or 2 sentences using 1 or more of these words in it?
• Can you think of anymore words with this prefix at the beginning?

Phonics focus of the day - 23rd June, 2020 -

Today we are going to look at the prefixes - 'dis' and 'de' - Prefixes are at the beginning of words. We add them to root words. Sometimes we can call them the 'head' of the word. Prefix - The head, The root word - is the body and the tail is the suffix.

• Can you say this prefix?
• Can you practise writing this prefix?

If a grown up writes these words can you read them? - dislike, disgust, distance, distract, disaster, discount, discuss, demand, defeat, delight, defend, depend, depart, detail, deliver, demolish

• Can you underline the prefix in these words?
• Can you write 1 or 2 sentences using 1 or more of these words in it?
• Can you think of anymore words with this prefix at the beginning?

Phonics focus of the day - 24th June, 2020 -

Today we are going to look at the prefixes - 're' and 'pre' - Prefixes are at the beginning of words. We add them to root words. Sometimes we can call them the 'head' of the word. Prefix - The head, The root word - is the body and the tail is the suffix.

• Can you say this prefix?
• Can you practise writing this prefix?

If a grown up writes these words can you read them? - repeat, report, return, refill, record, respect, reject, react, result, release, recover, request, pretend, prefer, predict, present, prescribe

• Can you underline the prefix in these words?
• Can you write 1 or 2 sentences using 1 or more of these words in it?
• Can you think of anymore words with this prefix at the beginning?

Phonics focus of the day - 25th June, 2020 -

Today we are going to look at the prefixes - 'per', 'ab' and 'ad' - Prefixes are at the beginning of words. We add them to root words. Sometimes we can call them the 'head' of the word. Prefix - The head, The root word - is the body and the tail is the suffix.

• Can you say this prefix?
• Can you practise writing this prefix?

If a grown up writes these words can you read them? - person, perfect, perhaps, persist, perfume, perform, permit, permanent, admit, advent, advert, address, adjust, adapt, absorb, absent.

• Can you underline the prefix in these words?
• Can you write 1 or 2 sentences using 1 or more of these words in it?
• Can you think of anymore words with this prefix at the beginning?

Phonics focus of the day - 26th June, 2020 -

Today we are going to look at the prefixes - 'sub', 'sus' and 'con' - Prefixes are at the beginning of words. We add them to root words. Sometimes we can call them the 'head' of the word. Prefix - The head, The root word - is the body and the tail is the suffix.

• Can you say this prefix?
• Can you practise writing this prefix?

If a grown up writes these words can you read them? - submit, subway, subtract, suspect, suspense, subject, subscribe, confess, convict, connect, contain, conduct, contest, control.

• Can you underline the prefix in these words?
• Can you write 1 or 2 sentences using 1 or more of these words in it?
• Can you think of anymore words with this prefix at the beginning?