LITERACY TOOLKIT

Homophones

Homophones are tricky words which sound the same but have different meanings and are sometimes spelled differently (there, their and they're, for example).

A homophone may also differ in spelling (e.g. new & knew) but both words could have the same spelling (e.g. rose & rose). Download a helpsheet with some examples and more information by clicking the link below:

Prefixes

A prefix is a string of letters that are added to the beginning of a root word, changing its meaning.

Each prefix has a meaning (for example, un- means not, sub- means under mis- means wrong or badly).

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Suffixes

A suffix is a string of letters that go at the end of a root word, changing or adding to its meaning. Suffixes can show if a word is a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a verb.

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