2. P REFIXES AND SUFFIXES

3. P REFIX A prefix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word.

4. It changes the meaning of a word. For example; Re Un Each of these letter group means something. For example; Re=again or back Un=not

5. So when you add these prefixes to a word..... It changes the meaning of the word!!! Look at the root word do re+do=redo ! This means to do again. Lets do some more!!!

6. read re+read= reread play re+play= Replay paint re+paint= repaint write re+write= rewrite

7. happy un+happy= unhappy lock un+lock= unlock true un+true= untrue fair un+fair= unfair

8. A DD THE PREFIX ‘ RE ’ OR ‘ UN ’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS ! re finished pack pair arrange call fit re un re un

9. T HE PREFIX ‘ RE ’ Danny had to refill the bucket. The T.V. showed an action replay.

10. T HE PREFIX ‘ UN ’ My mum was unwell on the weekend with a bad cold. Jerry seemed unhappy to see car window broken. lets make more sentences with the prefix un and re

11. A DD THE PREFIX ‘ DIS ’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS ! dis trust like approve please coloured order dis

12. T HE PREFIX ‘ DIS ’ Sally disagreed with Tom over who threw the snowball. Can you disable the alarm? Can you make more sentences using prefix Dis

13. N OW LETS LOOK AT SUFFIXES

14. S UFFIX A suffix is a word part added to the end of a root word.

15. It also changes the meaning of a word. For example; -able -less -s Each of these letter group means something. For example; able= capable less=without s= more than one

16. power power+less= powerless hope hope+less= hopeless actor actor+s= actors quiet quiet+ly= quietly

17. slow slow+ly= slowly sudden sudden+ly= suddenly colour colour+ed= coloured paint paint+ing= painting

18. A DD THE SUFFIX ‘ LY ’ AND ‘ LESS ’ TO THESE ROOT WORDS ! ly less ly less ly nice quick fine loving motion care

19. T HE SUFFIX ‘- LY ’ AND ‘- LESS ’ Mum nicely served food to all the guests. My cousin Amina is always expressionless when it is a surprise. I feel lonely without my brother. I do not want to be a careless person.

20. L ETS SEE ARE YOU PREFIX AND SUFFIX SMART Where is a prefix found? At the beginning of a word! Where is a suffix found? At the end of a word! WOW YOU ARE SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES SMART!!!

21. N OW LETS GO TO THE I. T LAB TO PRACTICE SOME SUFFIXES AND PREFIXES BUT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Pack your bags Pick your pencil box Pull your chairs in Make a straight line