Starter quiz
- What is the missing word in the following sentence? 'A __________ is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.'
- prefix
- suffix ✓
- syllable
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- What are the missing words in the following sentence? 'A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to __________ of a word to change its meaning.'
- the middle
- the end
- the start ✓
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- Match the words with the number of syllables they contain.
- fly⇔1 ✓
- hopping⇔2 ✓
- butterfly⇔3 ✓
- Match the word pairs.
- bus⇔stop ✓
- fish⇔tank ✓
- bed⇔time ✓
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I thought the decision was unnfare.'
- unnfair
- unfayre
- unfair ✓
- unfaire
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I do not like to eat unhelfy food.'
- 'unhealthy' ✓
Exit quiz
- What are compound words?
- words that sound the same but are spelt differently
- the beat in words that contain vowel sounds
- something added to the beginning of a word
- two words combined to form a new word ✓
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- Select the compound words.
- blackberry ✓
- car park
- fly
- butterfly ✓
- butter
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- Match the pairs of words that could be joined together to create compound words.
- after⇔noon ✓
- bath⇔room ✓
- rain⇔bow ✓
- some⇔times ✓
- Choose the correct spelling of the missing compound word to complete the following sentence: 'We had to spend lunch __________ because it was raining.'
- innside
- in side
- inside ✓
- sidein
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'When it rained, I saw a beautiful rain bow.'
- 'rainbow' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I enjoyed my lazy aftanoon in the sunshine.'
- 'afternoon' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Compound words are two or more words joined together.
- In a compound word, the spelling of the original words stays the same.
- 'Football', 'notebook', 'inside' and 'sometimes' are all compound words.
Common misconception
Children might confuse pairs of words against compound words. e.g. bus stop.
Give examples of both and model mistakes. e.g. write butterfly as butter fly and discuss.
Keywords
Compound word - two or more words joined together
Polysyllabic - a word that contains more than one sound or beat
Syllable - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound
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