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

2. 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.

3. imperfect
impolite

4. impatient
immature

5. imbalance
immobile

6. immoveable
misplace

7. misfortune
mislead

8. misunderstand
indignity

9. indirect
inaccurate

10. invisible
incorrect

11. incomplete
inadequate

12. independent
intolerable

13. imperfect i-m-p-e-r-f-e-c-t Sounds: 9 Syllables: im / per / fect = 3
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Syllables: im / per / fect = 3

14. impolite i-m-p-o-l-i-t-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: im / po / lite = 3
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Syllables: im / po / lite = 3

15. impatient i-m-p-a-t-ie-n-t Sounds: 8 Digraphs: ie
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Digraphs: ie
Syllables: im / pa / tient = 3

16. imbalance i-m-b-a-l-a-n-c-e Sounds: 9 Syllables: im / bal/ ance = 3
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Syllables: im / bal/ ance = 3

17. immature i-m-m-a-t-u-r-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: im / ma / ture = 3
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Syllables: im / ma / ture = 3

18. immobile i-m-m-o-b-i-le Sounds: 7 Digraphs: le
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Digraphs: le
Syllables: im / mo / bile = 2

19. immovable i-m-m-o-v-a-b-le Sounds: 8 Digraphs: le
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Digraphs: le
Syllables: im / move / a / ble = 4

20. misplace m-i-s-p-l-a-c-e Sounds: 8 Syllables: mis / place = 2
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Syllables: mis / place = 2

21. misfortune m-i-s-f-o-r-t-u-n-e Sounds: 10
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Syllables: mis / for / tune = 3

22. mislead m-i-s-l-e-a-d Sounds: 7 Syllables: mis/ lead = 2
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Syllables: mis/ lead = 2

23. misunderstand m-i-s-u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d Sounds: 13
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Syllables: mis / un / der / stand = 4

24. indignity i-n-d-i-g-n-i-t-y Sounds: 9
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Syllables: in / dig / ni / ty = 4

25. indirect i-n-d-i-r-e-c-t Sounds: 8 Syllables: in / di / rect = 3
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Syllables: in / di / rect = 3

26. inaccurate i-n-a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e Sounds: 10
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Syllables: in / ac / cu / rate = 4

27. invisible i-n-v-i-s-i-b-le Sounds: 8
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Digraphs: le Syllables: in / vi / si / ble = 4

28. incorrect i-n-c-o-r-r-e-c-t Sounds: 9 Syllables: in / cor / rect = 3
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Syllables: in / cor / rect = 3

29. incomplete i-n-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e Sounds: 10
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Syllables: in / com / plete = 3

30. inadequate i-n-a-d-e-qu-a-t-e Sounds: 10
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Syllables: in / ad / e / quate = 4

31. 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

32. 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

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

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

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