Spelling words with the prefixes "dis-", "non-", "mis-" and "un-"
I can change the meaning of a word by adding the prefixes dis-, non-, mis- and un-.
Spelling words with the prefixes "dis-", "non-", "mis-" and "un-"
I can change the meaning of a word by adding the prefixes dis-, non-, mis- and un-.
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Key learning points
- A prefix is a letter or group of letters at the start of a word which creates another word.
- un-, non-, dis- and mis- can be added to the beginning of a word without changing the spelling of the root word.
- The prefixes un-, non- and dis- usually mean not.
- The prefix mis- usually means wrongly.
- How to spell the curriculum word: question.
Keywords
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Prefix - a letter or group of letters added to the start of a root word to change its meaning
Common misconception
Children can often misspell words with prefixes as they spell them how they sound.
Help children to recongise when a word has a prefix and use that to support this with spelling, e.g. the prefix mis- has one 's'.
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6 Questions
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