English · Stage 3
Word Starts
Vocabulary — add a prefix to change what a word means
✦ English📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can use common prefixes such as un-, re- and dis- and say how they change meaning.
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Kavi's Word Starts
Kavi found three little word-starts that stick to the front of a word and change its meaning. "Put un- in front and it means not — unhappy is not happy. Put re- and it means again — redo is do again. Put dis- and it means the opposite — disagree is the opposite of agree. Small start, big change!"
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What your child will learn
1Three little word-startsTap each card to hear the prefix, then say what it does to a word.
2A prefix is a word-startStick a prefix on the front of a word. The base word stays the same; the prefix adds a new meaning.
3Which prefix starts the word?
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A peek inside
What does unhappy mean?
un- means not, so un + happy = not happy
Try this at home: What does un- mean? (unhappy = ___ happy)
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