1.2.4
'Sub-' & 'Super-'
'Sub-' Means Under or Below
'Sub-' Means Under or Below
Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefix 'sub-' means under. Let's look at some words beginning with 'sub'...
Submarine
Submarine
- A submarine is a ship that goes underwater.
Subheading
Subheading
- A subheading is a heading that goes under the main heading.
Subzero
Subzero
- Subzero means under the temperature 0.
Subway
Subway
- A subway is an underground path.
'Super-' Means Above
'Super-' Means Above
Prefixes are letters or words placed at the start of words which change their meaning. The prefix 'super-' means 'above'. Let's look at some words beginning with 'super'...
Superstar
Superstar
- A superstar is someone who is more famous than other stars - so 'above' other stars.
Superior
Superior
- Someone or something that is superior is better than or above other things.
Superjet
Superjet
- A superjet is a very large jet - so 'above' the size of other jets!
Superglue
Superglue
- Superglue is very strong glue - so 'above' the strength of other glues!
1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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