Year 3 · SPaG · Prefixes and word families
Year 3 adding super-, anti- and auto- worksheet and PowerPoint
To add the prefixes super-, anti- and auto- to words and to know what each one means.
Prefixes super-, anti- and auto-
A prefix changes the meaning of the word it is added to, and the root word keeps its spelling. super- means above, beyond or greater (supermarket), anti- means against (antifreeze) and auto- means self (autograph).
| super- | supermarket, superhero, superstar |
|---|---|
| anti- | anticlockwise, antisocial, antifreeze |
| auto- | autograph, autopilot, autobiography |
Examples
- The superhero saved the day.
- Turn the handle anticlockwise.
Key words
- prefix
- letters added to the start of a word
- super-
- above, beyond or greater
- anti-
- against
- auto-
- self
- root word
- the word the prefix is added to
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Make a list of eight words that start with super-, anti- or auto-. Write a sentence for three of them.
Pupil target: I can add super-, anti- and auto- to words.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the adding super-, anti- and auto- PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 44 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Prefixes and word families”.
Other lessons in this block
- Root words, prefixes and suffixes
- Identifying word families
- What is a prefix? (un-)
- Adding sub- and inter-
- Prefixes together
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