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Prefixes of the Week: DIS & CON This past fortnight, we have introduced two more powerful prefixes: DIS – Meaning not or opposite of. Examples: Dislike (not liking)...
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Prefixes of the Week: DIS & CON This past fortnight, we have introduced two more powerful prefixes: DIS – Meaning not or opposite of. Examples: Dislike (not liking)...
Posted by Amy Druce
This term, we’re diving into prefixes—word parts added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Over the last two weeks we have explored two powerful...
Posted by Amy Druce
Have you ever thought about how many words start with AUTO? This root comes from Greek and means “self.” You see it everywhere—from automobile (a vehicle that moves by...
Posted by Amy Druce
Word Root of the Week: Port This week’s word root is port, which means “to carry.” You may not realize it, but port shows up in many words you use every day. For example,...
Posted by Amy Druce
This week at Bushey Meads, our students have been stepping up their vocabulary skills with the Latin root GRESS, which means “step.” As we work together in the daily...
Posted by Amy Druce
Posted by Amy Druce
Last term, our Word of the Week journey culminated in the December end-of-term quiz. Congratulations to the 15 groups who achieved 100%, with special recognition for our top...
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Our Word Root of the Week this week is RUPT, from the Latin meaning ‘burst‘. Students explored other words with the root RUPT, and learned how to remember the double...
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Our Word Root of the Week this week is LOG, from the Greek root meaning ‘word‘. As well as exploring lots of words with the LOG root, students have been challenged to...
Posted by Amy Druce
Prefixes of the Week: DIS & CON
This past fortnight, we have introduced two more powerful prefixes:
DIS – Meaning not or opposite of.
Examples:
CON – Meaning with or together.
Examples:
Activity Time!
Challenge your family to come up with as many DIS and CON words as you can. Who can come up with the most in 60 seconds?