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LITERACY TASK- PREFIXES

Have you ever noticed how certain words all begin with the same letters? Today you are going to investigate this using a dictionary to help you.

Task One.

How many words can you find that begin with these prefixes ?

List the words neatly in your English books.

Auto-

Bi-

Trans-

Tele-

Circum-

Automatic

biplane

transfer

telegram

circumference

 

Task Two.

Choose 2 words from each list and neatly write the dictionary definition into your English books.

 

Task Three.

Choose 5 words from your lists and write each of them in a sentence in your English book.