‘Prefixes im – in - miss’ Year Six Week 9 Focus ‘Prefixes im – in - miss’

The Rule number prefixes – Prefixes are morphographs that begin at the start of a word. All morphographs have meaning. These prefixes represent: in – means ‘not’ e.g. incorrect = not correct. mis – means ‘wrong’ e.g. misplace = put in the wrong place. im – means ‘not’ e.g. impatient = not patient.

imperfect impolite

impatient immature

imbalance immobile

immoveable misplace

misfortune mislead

misunderstand indignity

indirect inaccurate

invisible incorrect

incomplete inadequate

independent intolerable

imperfect i-m-p-e-r-f-e-c-t Sounds: 9 Syllables: im / per / fect = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: im / per / fect = 3

impolite i-m-p-o-l-i-t-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: im / po / lite = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: im / po / lite = 3

impatient i-m-p-a-t-ie-n-t Sounds: 8 Digraphs: ie (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: ie Syllables: im / pa / tient = 3

imbalance i-m-b-a-l-a-n-c-e Sounds: 9 Syllables: im / bal/ ance = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: im / bal/ ance = 3

immature i-m-m-a-t-u-r-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: im / ma / ture = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: im / ma / ture = 3

immobile i-m-m-o-b-i-le Sounds: 7 Digraphs: le (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: le Syllables: im / mo / bile = 2

immovable i-m-m-o-v-a-b-le Sounds: 8 Digraphs: le (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: le Syllables: im / move / a / ble = 4

misplace m-i-s-p-l-a-c-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: mis / place = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: mis / place = 2

misfortune m-i-s-f-o-r-t-u-n-e Sounds: 10 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: mis / for / tune = 3

mislead m-i-s-l-e-a-d Sounds: 7 Syllables: mis/ lead = 2 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: mis/ lead = 2

misunderstand m-i-s-u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d Sounds: 13 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: mis / un / der / stand = 4

indignity i-n-d-i-g-n-i-t-y Sounds: 9 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / dig / ni / ty = 4

indirect i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t Sounds: 8 Syllables: in / di / rect = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / di / rect = 3

inaccurate i-n-a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e Sounds: 10 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / ac / cu / rate = 4

invisible i-n-v-i-s-i-b-le Sounds: 8 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraphs: le Syllables: in / vi / si / ble = 4

incorrect i-n-c-o-r-r-e-c-t Sounds: 9 Syllables: in / cor / rect = 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / cor / rect = 3

incomplete i-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e Sounds: 10 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / com / plete = 3

inadequate i-n-a-d-e-qu-a-t-e Sounds: 10 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / ad / e / quate = 4

independent i-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-t Sounds: 11 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Syllables: in / de / pen / dent = 4

intolerable i-n-t-o-l-e-r-a-b-le Sounds: 10 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs) Digraph: le Syllables: in / to / ler / a/ ble = 5

Prefixes im, mis, in imperfect misunderstand impolite indignity impatient indirect imbalance inaccurate immature invisible immobile incorrect immovable incomplete misplace inadequate misfortune independent mislead intolerable

Meanings imperfect impolite impatient imbalance immature immobile immovable misplace misfortune mislead misunderstand indignity indirect inaccurate invisible incorrect incomplete inadequate independent intolerable

Meanings match Meanings here Words here so teachers can draw a line together as a class to match them up