Year 6 English The statutory word list, part 2, roots and prefixes: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Think about the meaning, then check the spelling letter by letter.

1. Think about the meaning. The meaning is: needed, or must be done.
   needed, or must be done
2. Check the letters. The double letter in necessary is s.
   necessary
3. Write the answer.
   necessary

Check. necessary has the meaning given. ✓

Watch out. Say the word in parts, then write each letter in order.

Method. Think about the meaning, then check the spelling letter by letter.

1. Think about the meaning. The meaning is: the group that makes the laws of a country.
   the group that makes the laws of a country
2. Check the letters. parliament has no double letters, so check each letter in order.
   parliament
3. Write the answer.
   parliament

Check. parliament has the meaning given. ✓

Watch out. Say the word in parts, then write each letter in order.

Method. Think about the meaning, then check the spelling letter by letter.

1. Think about the meaning. The meaning is: how heavy something is.
   how heavy something is
2. Check the letters. weight has no double letters, so check each letter in order.
   weight
3. Write the answer.
   weight

Check. weight has the meaning given. ✓

Watch out. Say the word in parts, then write each letter in order.

Method. Test each choice against the sentence or the text.

1. Read what the question asks for. Decide what the sentence or the text needs.
2. Test the choice. Pronunciation has nun, not noun, and no extra o.
   pronunciation fits
3. Reject the other choices. pronounciation has a letter in the wrong place or missing.
   pronounciation do not fit
4. Write the answer.
   pronunciation

Check. The choice fits the sentence or the text. ✓

Watch out. Check the letters one by one, and look for silent letters and double letters.

Method. Put the prefix at the front of the root word, and check the meaning.

1. Find the root word. The root word is heat.
   heat
2. Add the prefix. re- means again. Put it at the front.
   reheat
3. Check the meaning. reheat means to heat something again.
   reheat
4. Write the answer.
   reheat

Check. re + heat = reheat. ✓

Watch out. A prefix changes the meaning, but the root word stays spelt the same.

Method. Put the prefix at the front of the root word, and check the meaning.

1. Find the root word. The root word is spell.
   spell
2. Add the prefix. mis- means wrongly or badly. Put it at the front.
   misspell
3. Check the meaning. misspell means to spell a word wrongly.
   misspell
4. Write the answer.
   misspell

Check. mis + spell = misspell. ✓

Watch out. A prefix changes the meaning, but the root word stays spelt the same.

Method. Look at the word it comes from, then add the verb ending.

1. Find the base word. modern is the word the verb comes from.
   modern
2. Add the ending. Work it out: add -ise: modern + ise.
   modernise
3. Write the answer.
   modernise

Check. modern becomes modernise. ✓

Watch out. The verb endings are -ate, -ise and -ify. Learn which ending goes with each word.

Method. Look at the word it comes from, then add the verb ending.

1. Find the base word. memory is the word the verb comes from.
   memory
2. Add the ending. Work it out: drop the y of memory, then add -ise: memor + ise.
   memorise
3. Write the answer.
   memorise

Check. memory becomes memorise. ✓

Watch out. The verb endings are -ate, -ise and -ify. Learn which ending goes with each word.

Method. Use the root meaning, then the meaning of the whole word.

1. Find the root meaning. The root spect means look or see.
   look or see
2. Link it to the word. inspect has the root spect, and means to look at something closely.
   inspect
3. Write the answer.
   inspect

Check. inspect has the root spect. ✓

Watch out. The root gives the core meaning. Prefixes and suffixes add to it.

Method. Say what it is, then give a word with one.

1. Say what it is. The root carries the main meaning of the word.
   main meaning
2. Give an example. Port is the root of transport, which means to carry.
   port
3. Write the answer.
   A root word is the part of a word that carries its main meaning, for example port in transport.

Check. The example has a correct root. ✓

Method. Use the meaning, then check the spelling.

1. Use the meaning. A line of people waiting is a queue.
   queue
2. Check the spelling. Queue is spelt q, u, e, u, e.
   queue
3. Write the answer.
   queue

Check. queue has the meaning given. ✓

Method. Use the meaning, then check the letters.

1. Use the meaning. The part of the body where food is digested is the stomach.
   stomach
2. Check the letters. Stomach has the letters s, t, o, m, a, c, h.
   stomach
3. Write the answer.
   stomach

Check. stomach has the meaning given. ✓

Method. Put the prefix at the front of the root word.

1. Find the root word. The root word is frost.
   frost
2. Add the prefix. De- means remove, so de + frost = defrost.
   defrost
3. Write the answer.
   defrost

Check. de + frost = defrost. ✓

Method. Drop the e, then add -ify.

1. Find the base word. Pure ends in e.
   pure
2. Drop the e and add -ify. Drop the e: pur, then add ify.
   purify
3. Write the answer.
   purify

Check. pure - e + ify = purify. ✓

Method. Find each word that is wrong, and check its letters.

1. Find the first mistake. Sufficent is missing the i before ent.
   sufficient
2. Find the second mistake. Restarant is missing the u, so the word should be restaurant.
   restaurant
3. Write the answer.
   The sufficient team had a marvellous day, and the restaurant was full.

Check. sufficient, marvellous and restaurant are correct. ✓

Method. Use the root meaning, then the meaning of the word.

1. Find the root meaning. Tele means far away.
   far away
2. Use the word. A television shows pictures from far away.
   shows pictures from far away
3. Write the answer.
   Tele means far away, so a television shows pictures from far away.

Check. television has the root tele. ✓

Method. Use the word to describe a regular pattern of beats.

1. Choose the subject. The drummer is the subject.
   The drummer
2. Add the noun. Rhythm is a regular pattern of beats.
   kept a steady rhythm all the way through the song.
3. Write the answer.
   The drummer kept a steady rhythm all the way through the song.

Check. rhythm is spelt r, h, y, t, h, m. ✓

Method. Use the prefix meaning and the root meaning.

1. Find the prefix meaning. Mis- means wrongly.
   wrongly
2. Add the root meaning. Spell means to write the letters of a word, so misspell means to spell wrongly.
   misspell
3. Write the answer.
   Mis- means wrongly, so misspell means to spell a word wrongly.

Check. mis + spell = misspell. ✓

Method. Add -ify to the base word.

1. Find the base word. Class is the noun.
   class
2. Add the ending. Add -ify: class + ify.
   classify
3. Write the answer.
   classify

Check. class + ify = classify. ✓

Method. Use the meaning, then check the spelling.

1. Use the meaning. A bright flash of electricity in a storm is lightning.
   lightning
2. Check the letters. Lightning has gh and -ning at the end.
   lightning
3. Write the answer.
   lightning

Check. lightning has the meaning given. ✓