This week, we’ve been learning about adding prefixes to root words. A prefix is a string of letters added to the beginning of a word to change it’s meaning. For example, the prefix ‘re’ can be added to the root word ‘do’ to make ‘redo’ – to do again. In our lessons, we’ve been focusing on adding ‘un’ and ‘dis’ which have a similar meaning: not. Children should practice adding ‘un’ or ‘dis’ to these root words…
possess certain advantage avoidable obey aware natural decided
We’ll test ourselves on Friday 04 January 2022 to see how we’ve got on. For some tips and tricks on how best to practise your spellings at home, visit the Y3,4 spelling page on our website and click here