Prefix Un Sentence Reading Rings

Students meet the prefix un-, meaning not, in full sentences on a reading ring of picture cards, reading each one and deciding what the un- word means.
Year levels
Years 2–4
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Apr 11, 2025

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, English
Topic
Affixes, Morphology
Resource types
Centers, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E3LY10 — understand how to apply knowledge of common base words, prefixes, suffixes and…

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Practise reading words with the prefix UN- with these sentence reading rings. Students will read words with the prefix un- in the context of sentences. Each card also includes a bold and colourful image to illustrate each sentence and to help students to learn the meanings of each word.

What is Included:

This resource includes one reading ring activity for the prefix un. There are cards each featuring a different word with the prefix un, with a sentence using the word in context and an image to illustrate that sentence.

When to Use

  • Early Finishers - If students finish their work early, they can use these reading rings for extra practice.

  • Small Group Work - Teachers can use these reading rings to target small groups of students who need more practice reading words with prefixes.

  • Independent Practice - Students can work independently at their desks to read this set of prefix cards.

  • Morning Work - Students can read and review this reading ring for morning work as their classmates arrive to class.

How to Make:

Teachers will print out the pages and cut each card apart. Once cut apart, the teacher can choose to laminate the cards for durability. Then, use a hole punch to punch a hole in the top left corner of the card. Place the cards on a ring to create your reading ring, making sure the cover card is on top.

Skills Assessed:

These reading rings help with identifying words with prefixes

These reading rings help with learning the meaning of prefixes

These reading rings help students learn how prefixes change the meaning of words.

These affixes reading rings are a low prep activity for teachers to prepare for students to use. Once created, these cards can be used over and over to practise reading words with prefixes in the context of a sentence.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read words with the prefix un- in full sentences

  • Explain how un- reverses or negates the meaning of a base word

Skills covered

  • Using context clues — students read each sentence alongside its picture to decide what the un- word means

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E3LY10 — understand how to apply knowledge of common base words, prefixes, suffixes and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base word to read and comprehend new multimorphemic words

Core concepts

  • Prefix un-

  • Prefixes

  • Vocabulary in context

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