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Prefixes (age 7+)

Spell words with a range of prefixes (dis-, mis-, un-, re-, pre-, anti-, auto-, super-) understanding how each prefix modifies the root word's meaning without changing its spelling

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Question 1 of 3

Which of the following words is the correctly spelled comparative form of the adjective "big"?

Question 2 of 3

The root word "view" means to look at something. Adding the prefix "pre-" makes the word "preview". Which sentence best explains how the prefix changes the meaning of the word?

Question 3 of 3

Which sentence uses a word with a prefix spelled correctly without changing the root word?

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What a child can do after this Skill

Spell words with prefixes dis-, mis-, re- correctly without altering the root (e.g., disappoint, misspell, return)
Add prefixes un-, pre-, anti-, auto-, super- to root words and use the new word in a sentence (e.g., unhappy, preview, autograph)
Explain how a prefix changes the meaning of a root word (e.g., 'dis-' means 'not' or 'opposite of')

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
Eng_LKS2_Write_Trans_Spell_1 — Use further prefixes and suffixes
Eng.UKS2.Write.Trans.Spell.1 — Use prefixes and suffixes
Eng.App2.Y3.Word.1 — Formation of nouns using prefixes
Eng_App1_Sp_Y34_04 — More prefixes
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases…

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