(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
imitate
immature
important
immense
imagine
immediate
impulse
improve
submit
subject
submarine
suburban
subdue
substitute
subtract
subside
defend
debate
decrease
defuse
develop
degrees
delete
deliver
conductor
contest
content
contact
contract
continue
continent
container
For this game just right click on the version you need, choose 'save target as' then print it out and play. :)
Word Version - 103Kb
Acrobat Version - 221Kb
The rules are in these versions of the games.
Game Two - Wordlist
report
reporter
revolver
refill
reward
reply
replied
review
forget
forgetful
forgot
forward
forgive
forgiving
forgave
fortune
express
exam
explode
exchange
extend
expect
except
excellent
unlock
unwell
unhappy
untrue
unlucky
unsafe unfortunate unsure
telegram telegraph telephonist telescope telescopic
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 of the games.
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.
