Prefixes: un-, non-, mis- and dis- | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Select the words with the common word ending -sure.
- treasure ✓
- nature
- jogging
- leisure ✓
Select the words with the common word ending -ture.
- playful
- picture ✓
- structure ✓
- closure
Select the words which have a suffix.
- play
- playing ✓
- sun
- sunny ✓
- heavily ✓
Match the keyword to the definition.
- letter string
  
  ⇔
  
  a group of letters that are written together in a word ✓
- join
  
  ⇔
  
  how the letters are connected together ✓
- lead in
  
  ⇔
  
  the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter ✓
- lead out
  
  ⇔
  
  the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter ✓
True or false? Which cursive letter join is used depends on which letter is joining to which letter.
- True ✓
- False
Which join is being used in this example?
- first join - starting at the baseline
- second join - starting at the baseline
- third join - starting at the x-height line ✓
- fourth join - starting at the x-height line

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

A prefix is a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning.
The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
The pencil does not lift when forming the join, only after to add the cross to a t or a dot to an i or a j.
There are four cursive joins.
The join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.

Common misconception

Children may want to take their pencil off after forming the prefix as they see it as separate to the root word.

Encourage children by modelling and emphasising that the pencil only comes off the page once the letter string is complete. Getting them to identify the last letter before starting can help to remind them of this.

Keywords

Prefix - a letter or group of letters added to the start of a word to change its meaning
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter