UN-RE-

DIS-

IM-MIS-

PREFIXES

Prefixes are letters that are added to the start of another word.

HAPPYUN

I’m HAPPYI’m UNHAPPY

PREFIXES

We use UN- to change the base word (happy) to mean the opposite.

HAPPYUN

AFRAIDUN

BROKENUN

LUCKYUN

PREFIXES

Prefixes are letters that are added to the start of another word.

WRITERE

I WRITE ‘Hello students’I REWRITE ‘Hello students'

HELLO STUDENTSHELLO STUDENTS

PREFIXES

We use RE-to change the base word (write) to mean to do again.

WRITERE

APPEARRE

PLAYRE

NAMERE

PREFIXES

Prefixes are letters that are added to the start of another word.

AGREEDIS

I AGREE with youI DISAGREE with you

Yes, you are right

NO, you are wrong.

PREFIXES

We use DIS- to change the base word (agree) to mean not/do the opposite.

AGREEDIS

APPEARDIS

HONESTDIS

OBEYDIS

PREFIXESPrefixes are letters that are added to the start of another word.

POLITEIM

You are very POLITEYou are very IMPOLITE

You look

Beautiful!You look

Ugly!

PREFIXES

We use IM- to change the base word (polite) to mean not.

POLITEIM

POSSIBLEIM

PERFECTIM

PATIENTIM

PREFIXES

Prefixes are letters that are added to the start of another word.

BEHAVEMIS

You must BEHAVE in classYou must not MISBEHAVE in class

PREFIXES

We use MIS- to change the base word (behave) to mean wrongly/badly.

BEHAVEMIS

SPELLMIS

USEMIS

PRONOUNCEMIS

PREFIXES

PREFIX

= to do again

= not/opposite

= not

BASE WORD

HAPPY HAPPYUNUN = not

RE WRITE WRITERE

DIS DISAGREE AGREE

IM IMPOLITE POLITE

MIS = wrongly/badly BEHAVE BEHAVEMIS

NEW WORD

-ION-LESS

-LY

-FUL-ABLE

SUFFIXES

Suffixes are letters that are added to the end of another word.

CELEBRATEION

Let’s CELEBRATE New Years Eve

Let’s have a New Years Eve CELEBRATION

CELEBRAT

SUFFIXESWe use –ION to change the base word (celebrate) from a verb into a noun.

CELEBRATETION

COLLECTTION

POLLUTETION

VACATETIONVACA

CELEBRA

POLLU

SUFFIXES

Suffixes are letters that are added to the end of another word.

HOME LESS

We have a HOMEI don’t have a home. I’m HOMELESS

SUFFIXESWe use –LESS to change the base word (home) from a noun into an adjective.

HOMELESS

FEARLESS

SLEEPLESS

PAINLESS

SUFFIXES

Suffixes are letters that are added to the end of another word.

ENJOYABLE

I ENJOY watching TVTV is ENJOYABLE to watch

SUFFIXESWe use –ABLE to change the base word (enjoy) from a verb into an adjective.

ENJOYABLE

WEAR ABLE

BREAKABLE

LIKEABLE

SUFFIXES

Suffixes are letters that are added to the end of another word.

LOUDLY

The Girl was LOUDThe girl shouted LOUDLY

SUFFIXESWe use –LY to change the base word (loud) from an adjective into an adverb.

LOUDLY

QUICKLY

SLOWLY

BRAVELY

SUFFIXESSuffixes are letters that are added to the end of another word.

COLOURFUL

That rainbow has a lot of COLOURThe rainbow is very COLOURFUL

SUFFIXESWe use –FUL to change the base word (colour) from a noun into an adjective.

COLOURFUL

WONDERFUL

RESPECTFUL

PEACEFUL

SUFFIXES

NOUN

VERB

SUFFIX

CELEBRATE

HOME

IONVERB

LESS HOMELESS

CELEBRATIONNOUN

ADJECTIVE

ENJOY ENJOYABLEADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

LOUDADVERB

LOUDLY

ABLE

LY

NOUN

COLOURADJECTIVE

COLOURFULFUL

BASE WORD NEW WORD