AC9E1LY15 • Year 1 English

Morphemes and Word Families (AC9E1LY15)

recognise and know how to use grammatical morphemes to create word families

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Unit focus

  • Grammatical morphemes such as -s, -ed and -ing can be added to base words to make related words in a word family.
  • Use this routine: Find base word → Add morpheme → Read new word → Explain meaning.
  • Watch for ending has no meaning: Explain what the morpheme changes.