Australian Curriculum V8
ACELA1514
Explore less common plurals, and understand how a suffix changes the meaning or grammatical form of a word
Elaborations
- Using knowledge of word origins and roots and related words to interpret and spell unfamiliar words, and learning about how these roots impact on plurals, for example 'cactus' and 'cacti', 'louse' and 'lice' (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- understanding how some suffixes change the grammatical form of words, for example 'tion' and 'ment' can change verbs into nouns, 'protect' to 'protection', 'develop' to 'development')
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teaching resources for those 'aha' moments
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Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves
Display the different rules for plurals with a printable plural noun anchor chart.
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BUMP! Irregular Plural Nouns – Board Game
A board game to practise forming irregular plural nouns.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Fresh Start – Project
A project for students to use their literacy skills and creativity to rebrand Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Spelling Sentence Challenge Worksheet
A teaching resource to help consolidate their current spelling program and grammar use.