Year 4 · SPaG · Word families, prefixes and suffixes
Year 4 prefixes dis-, mis- and re- worksheet and PowerPoint
To add the prefixes dis-, mis- and re- to words and to know what each one means.
Prefixes dis-, mis- and re-
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. The spelling of the word does not change. dis- means not or the opposite of, mis- means wrongly or badly, and re- means again.
| dis- | disagree, disappear, dislike |
|---|---|
| mis- | misspell, misbehave, mislead |
| re- | rewrite, rebuild, refill |
Examples
- I disagree with you.
- Please rewrite your story.
Key words
- prefix
- letters added to the start of a word
- dis-
- not, or the opposite of
- mis-
- wrongly or badly
- re-
- again
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Make a list of ten words that start with dis-, mis- or re-. Write a sentence for each one.
Pupil target: I can add dis-, mis- and re- to words.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the prefixes dis-, mis- and re- PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 55 of 60 in the Year 4 SPaG scheme, in the block “Word families, prefixes and suffixes”.
Other lessons in this block
- Word families
- Prefixes in-, il-, im- and ir-
- Words ending -sure, -ture and -cher
- Endings -ation, -sion, -ssion, -tion and -cian
- Using suffixes
- Root words together
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