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-)