Prefixes – un
Task One
Copy down the words and underline the prefix ‘un’.
unroll
unpaid
unlucky
unhealthy
Task Two
Add the prefix ‘un’ to each of the words below to make a
new word.
dress
equal
able
fit
like
block
fair
fold
Task Three
Add the prefix ‘un’ to each of the words below and then
write the meaning of the new word
happy
kind
lock
pack
able
tie
cover
do
Task Four
Copy down each of these words that use the prefix ‘un’. Tick
the words that are real words and put a cross next to the
words that are made up.
unyellow
unscrew
unknown
unapple
unfasten
unwrong
unjump
untidy
Extension Task
Use a dictionary to find as many words that begin with the prefix ‘un’ as you
can.
Be careful… only write down the words that use ‘un’ as a prefix, not just the
ones that begin with ‘un’.