Using and spelling the prefix un-
I can spell words using the prefix un-.
Using and spelling the prefix un-
I can spell words using the prefix un-.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which creates another word.
- The prefix 'un-' is added to the beginning of a word without changing the spelling of the root word.
- The prefix 'un-' usually means not.
Keywords
Prefix - a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Common misconception
Pupils don't see the spellings of words with the same root word as connected.
Explicitly show how the spelling of the root word stays the same when the prefix is added.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
feeling joy or pleasure
to hide, protect or enclose
treating all equally
to reveal or expose
not treating all things equally
not feeling joy or pleasure
Exit quiz
6 Questions
happy
tie
kind