Use the Prefixes sub- and super-

We can use prefixes and suffixes to change the meaning of some words.  

We call the original word a root word.

 

Prefixes go at the start of words. 

For example: un + kind = unkind. 

The prefix un means not.  When we add it to the root word kind we create its opposite.

 

Suffixes go at the end of words.

For example: cheer + ful = cheerful

The suffix ful turns a noun (naming word) into an adjective (describing word).

 

 

In this activity, we will look at the use of the prefixes sub- and super-.

 

Sub- means under.

For example, a submarine is a vessel that travels under water.

 

 

Super- means above or beyond.

For example, a supermarket is a shop that sells things lots of different things -  above and beyond a market!

 

With these prefixes, we do not have to change the spelling of the root word.

 

Here are some examples of words that use these prefixes:

supermarket

superman

superstar

submerge

submarine

subheading

 

You can listen to them here:

 

 

You can break the words up into the prefix and the root to help you to spell them:

 

super market

super man

super star

sub merge

sub marine

sub heading

 

Why not use Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check to practise spelling them a few times before we begin the activity?