1. I understand how diminutives are formed .

2. A diminutive implies that something is small.
It may be small in size or years
duck duckling
It may be a term of endearment
Frog Froggy

3. Making a diminutive… Diminutives can be made by adding a suffix
book + let - booklet
Diminutives can be made by adding a prefix
mini + skirt - miniskirt
They can even be a different word altogether!
Dog - puppy

4. Prefixes that make things small
Mini
Micro
Nano
How many diminutives can you think of starting with these prefixes?

5. Suffixes that make things small
ling y
ette
ock
let en
kin
How many diminutives can you think of ending with these suffixes?

6. What are these diminutives for?
Calf
Foal
Lamb
Kid
Cub
kitten

7. Can you change these words into diminutives?
bus
pig
cow
mini + bus
pig + let
cow = calf
minibus
piglet
calf

8. Silly diminutives Why not invent your own diminutives!
For example what might you call a baby alien?
An alienette

9. Now you try… crisp burger monster carrot
Think of diminutives for these words.
crisp
burger
monster
carrot

10. We can often add ‘y’ to create a diminutive.
Look at these nick names …
Sam Jones – Jonesy
Alex Smith – Smithy
Bill - Billy
Can you change your name into a diminutive?

11. What is a diminutive?