I understand how diminutives are formed .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

What is a diminutive?