Year 3 Noun Prefixes Bingo: Grammar games

This grammar Bingo game is a fun way to support pupils in Y3 in their understanding of prefixes.

The game can be played as a class or in small groups and is perfect for adult led interventions to revisit key knowledge and skills.

This resource pack includes:

Bingo caller cards
10 bingo cards
Teacher's notes

What is a prefix?
A prefix is a group of letters that are added to the beginning of a word to create a new word and alter its meaning.

Examples of words with prefixes:

dis-: dishonest, dislike, disappear
over-: overnight, overpay, overdue
anti-: anticlockwise, antibody, antifreeze
super-: superman, superstar, supermarket
auto-: autobiography, autograph, autopilot
sub-: subway, submarine, subtotal
semi-: semicircle, semidarkness, semipro

National Curriculum English programme of study links

• Pupils should be taught to use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them
• To form nouns using a range of prefixes (foe example, super-,anti-, auto-)

This resource is part of the Grammar Games collection.
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• Teacher notes
• Bingo cards
• Caller cards