Prefixes: un-, non-, mis- and dis-
I can correctly form words using the prefixes un-, non-, mis- and dis-.
Prefixes: un-, non-, mis- and dis-
I can correctly form words using the prefixes un-, non-, mis- and dis-.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning.
- The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
- The pencil does not lift when forming the join, only after to add the cross to a t or a dot to an i or a j.
- There are four cursive joins.
- The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.
Keywords
Prefix - a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
Common misconception
Children may want to take their pencil off after forming the prefix as they see it as separate to the root word.
Encourage children by modelling and emphasising that the pencil only comes off the page once the letter string is complete. Getting them to identify the last letter before starting can help to remind them of this.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a group of letters that are written together in a word
how the letters are connected together
the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter
