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Pre- and Un- Prefixes Worksheet

A balanced eight-sentence word bank contrasts PRE- meanings such as before with UN- meanings involving reversal, absence, inability, and unfinished states.
Grades
Grades 2–5, Elementary
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Updated Aug 02, 2021

Subject
ELA, Grammar
Topic
Prefixes, prefixes pre
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This worksheet will help your students understand how to use pre- and un- prefixes. By filling in the blank with the correct prefix, they will be able to complete the sentence. This is a great way to practice using theseprefixes and will help your students better understand how to use them.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Choose a PRE- or UN- word that completes a sentence logically

  • Distinguish the before meaning of PRE- from common UN- meanings

  • Use eight prefixed words in sentence context

Teaching tips

  • Sort the eight bank words into PRE- and UN- groups before reading the sentences.

  • Explain how the chosen prefix changes the base word's meaning in each completed sentence. Extend the prefix practice with this RE worksheet and discuss how the prefix changes each base word.

Skills covered

  • Prefix meaning — learners interpret PRE- and UN-

  • Context clues — learners use sentence meaning to choose from the bank

  • Morphological vocabulary — learners connect a prefix with a base word

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Core concepts

  • Prefixes PRE- and UN-

  • Word meaning in context

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