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Y6 Spring Term Part 2, CW Lesson 7

The English language has developed over many years from other languages such as Celtic,
Latin, Greek, German and Norse. In order to understand the meanings of words, it is often
helpful to know the origins.

Languages change over time. Write the modern version of these old-fashioned words.
You may use a dictionary to help you.

yonder saith nigh

Use these Latin suffixes to make words.

…ment (means the result of …ion (means the result of an ...acy (means a state of
an action or process) action or process) being)

Find the root words from these words.

embarrassing unfortunately unconsciousness hostility

disrespectful indecisive

Match these words to make compound words.
sign market green field

super post air house

church ground straw day
play yard birth berry

 Write some words starting with: - circum, im, pre, semi, ex, contra.

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