(Two printable literacy games that focus on the prefixes im, sub, de, dis, con,
re, for, ex, un & tele )
Dear
World, Here
are two phonics games that aim to help developing readers familiarise themselves
with prefixes. Game
One - Wordlist
im |
sub |
de |
con |
impress
imitate immature important immense imagine immediate
impulse improve | subway
submit subject submarine suburban subdue substitute
subtract subside | depart
defend debate decrease defuse develop degrees
delete deliver | conduct
conductor contest content contact contract continue
continent container | Game
Two - Wordlist
re |
for |
ex |
un |
tele |
repair
report reporter revolver refill reward reply
replied review | forever
forget forgetful forgot forward forgive forgiving
forgave fortune | expel
express exam explode exchange extend expect
except excellent | untidy
unlock unwell unhappy untrue unlucky unsafe unfortunate
unsure | telephone
television telegram telegraph telephonist telescope telescopic
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For this game just right click on the version you need, choose 'save target as'
then print it out and play. Word
Version - 119Kb
Acrobat
Version - 197Kb The rules are in these versions
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The
Rules to Prefix Change -
Preparation:
Print the cards,
laminate them if possible and cut them out. How
to play: 1.
Two, three or four players sit so they are facing each other. 2. Select a
dealer to shuffle the cards and give five cards to each member of the group, as
well as themselves. 3. Place all the remaining cards in a pile face down in
the centre. Next flip one card off the top of this pile and place it face up next
to the stack. 4. The dealer reads the card by pronouncing the sound of the
letters marked in red and then the word e.g. If the card is 'confuse' the dealer
says, ' con like in confuse' or if the card is ' dislike ' the dealer says, '
dis like in dislike '. 5. The children then look at their cards and take
their turn moving to the left around the circle. If they have cards with the same
sound as the one turned over by the dealer they can place one on top of the pile
by saying ' dis like in discover' or ' dis like in disappear '. 6. If they
do not have a match in their hand they pick up a card from the facedown pile.
If the card they pick up is a match they can put it straight down, if not,
they place it in their hand and the next player has a turn. 7. If the player
does not have a match but has a CHANGE card in their hand they can change the
sound being matched i.e. if say they had the cards ' defuse, develop & delete
' they would place down their CHANGE card and say "I'd like to change it
to ' de like in develop'". All the following players must match for 'de'.
8. The person who is the first to have no cards left is the winner. NB
The power of this game as a learning tool comes from having the children say 'de
like in develop' when playing. Please ensure they keep doing it throughout the
learning sessions.
A
special thank you has to go to Billy Reid of Ireland for helping in the creation
of the content of this webpage.
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