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Use the Prefixes mis- and dis-

In this worksheet, students will learn how to use some prefixes (dis-, mis-)

'Use the Prefixes mis- and dis-' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 English worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Writing: Transcription

Curriculum subtopic:   Use Prefixes and Suffixes

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

We can use prefixes and suffixes to change the meaning of some words.  

We call the original word a root word.

 

Prefixes go at the start of words. 

For example: un + kind = unkind. 

The prefix un means not.  When we add it to the root word kind we create its opposite.

 

Suffixes go at the end of words.

For example: cheer + ful = cheerful

The suffix ful turns a noun (naming word) into an adjective (describing word).

 

happy girl

 

In this activity, we will look at the use of the prefixes mis- and dis-.

 

Like un-, mis- and dis- have negative meanings.  

With these prefixes, we do not have to change the spelling of the root word.

 

Here are some examples of words that use these prefixes:

disappoint

disagree

disobey

misbehave

mislead

misspell

 

You can listen to them here:

 

You can break the words up into the prefix and the root to help you to spell them:

dis  appoint

dis agree

dis  obey

mis  behave

mis  lead

mis  spell

 

Why not use Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check to practise spellings a few times before we begin the activities?

 

boy writing

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