Phonics - Prefixes Pushing Up the Sky

Prefixes (un-; re-; mis-; dis-) Prefixes add to or change the meaning of a word. Prefixes add to or change the meaning of a word. Meanings: Meanings: Un – not; opposite of Un – not; opposite of Re – again Re – again Mis – not; opposite of Mis – not; opposite of Dis – not; opposite of Dis – not; opposite of

Prefixes What is the base word? What is the meaning of the word? Unhappy Rewrite Misplace Disagree

Prefixes The first thing I do when I come to a word like unhappy is break it into its parts. I can take off un- and have happy. I know what happy means. The prefix un- means not, so unhappy must mean “not happy”. I use it in a sentence: I was unhappy I had to leave. That makes sense, so I know that unhappy means “not happy”. The first thing I do when I come to a word like unhappy is break it into its parts. I can take off un- and have happy. I know what happy means. The prefix un- means not, so unhappy must mean “not happy”. I use it in a sentence: I was unhappy I had to leave. That makes sense, so I know that unhappy means “not happy”.

Prefixes Unhappy Unhappy Misplace Misplace Rewrite Rewrite disagree disagree

Prefixes Unstable Unstable Distaste Distaste Reorder Reorder Misrepresent Misrepresent Recheck Recheck Unlucky Unlucky Discomfort Discomfort misconduct misconduct

Prefixes They were uninterested in the dishonest activity. Not interested; not honest The lost book had been mislabeled and replaced on the wrong shelf. Wrongly labeled; put back again