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Unit 23: Prefixes

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Unit 23: Prefixes: when letters need changing

Unit StartCourse Test: Introduction. Spelling test: Spot the prefixPage 2: Introduction. Spelling test: Spot the prefixCourse Test: The meaning of prefixes. Spelling testPage 4: The meaning of prefixes. Spelling testPage 5: Confusing prefixes e.g. per/pre anti/anteCourse Test: Spelling test: Choose the best prefixPage 7: Spelling test: Choose the best prefixCourse Test: Rules for changing prefixes. Spelling testPage 9: Rules for changing prefixes. Spelling testUnit End

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Unit 23 - Prefixes

Teaching point - learning to spell A prefix is a group of letters put on the front of a word to change its meaning.

For example:
happy prefix unhappy
agree prefix disagree
charge prefix recharge
prefixes pre anti un tele dis in mis sub

Can you spot the prefixes?

Type the prefix

disappear
upstairs
unusual
precook
incorrect
misprint
telephone
anticlockwise
subnormal
superhuman
refresh
defrost


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