Prefixes

1. Prefixes

Glenn was unhappy with his job,
so he left.

2. What is a prefix?

• A prefix is something we add to the
beginning of a word to change its
meaning.
• Remember- we add a prefix to the
beginning of a word and a suffix to the end
of a word.
• Examples• Abdul was unhappy.
• Sally is beautiful.

3. Types of prefixes

• un and dis are examples of types of
prefixes we can add to words.
• Un means not or the opposite of the rest
of the word.
• Example- The building was unsafe.
• dis also means not.
• Example- she disagreed with me about
going to college.

4. Find the prefixes

• In the text below, where are the prefixes?
Which one that we have not mentioned
can you find?
• An unsafe building is not good for it’s
residents. It is unfair for them to have to
live there. They should be rebuilt and the
safety measures should be reviewed.

5. Find the prefixes answers

• An unsafe building is not good for it’s
residents. It is unfair for them to have to
live there. They should be rebuilt and the
safety measures should be reviewed.
• We can use re to say something is done
again.
• We need to reorganise the party, as more
people are coming than I thought!

6. Add the prefix

word
happy
angry
organised
fair
agree
friendly
prepared
like
fit
healthy
un
dis

7. Answers

word
happy
angry
organised
fair
agree
friendly
prepared
like
fit
healthy
un
unhappy
_______
unorganised
unfair
_______
unfriendly
unprepared
unlike
unfit
unhealthy
dis
_______
_______
disorganised
_______
disagree
_______
________
dislike
_______
_________

8. Activity

• Watch the following video and write down
all the examples of suffixes and prefixes.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/prefix
es-and-suffixes

9. Homework

• Make some sentences using the words
from the activity.
• Try to find some other suffixes that we can
add to the beginning of words.