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Unit 1: The basic 'Building Bricks' of the English language
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Unit 1: The basic 'Building Bricks' of the English language

Unit StartPage 1: An introduction to vowels and consonantsCourse Test: An introduction to vowels and consonantsPage 3: An introduction to vowels and consonantsCourse Test: Y: When is it a vowel? When is it a consonant?Page 5: Y: When is it a vowel? When is it a consonant?Page 6: Ways of spelling consonant and vowel soundsCourse Test: Long and short vowel soundsPage 8: Long and short vowel soundsCourse Test: An introduction to syllablesPage 10: An introduction to syllablesCourse Test: Introduction to prefixes and suffixesPage 12: Introduction to prefixes and suffixesCourse Test: SuffixesPage 14: SuffixesCourse Test: Spelling terms testPage 16: Spelling terms testUnit End

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Introduction to prefixes and suffixes

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that are added to a ROOT word to change its meaning.

For example…

learning prefixes and suffixes learning prefixes and suffixes
happy unhappy


play > replay like > dislike


Look at the words below.  Can you split them into their prefix and their root word?

Type in the prefix:

Type in the root word:
replace
misprint
unusual
immoral
disagree
subway
irregular
prefix

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