RE-

UN-

MIS-
IM-
DIS-
 PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters that are added to
the start of another word.

UN HAPPY

I’m HAPPY
I’m UNHAPPY
 PREFIXES
We use UN- to change the base word (happy)
to mean the opposite.
UNHAPPY

UNAFRAID

UNBROKEN

UNLUCKY
 PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters that are added to
the start of another word.

RE WRITE

HELLO STUDENTS

I WRITE
REWRITE
‘Hello
‘Hello
students’
students'
 PREFIXES
We use RE-to change the base word (write)
to mean to do again.

REWRITE

REAPPEAR

REPLAY

RENAME
 PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters that are added to
the start of another word.

DIS AGREE NO,

Yes, you
you are
are right
wrong.

I DISAGREE
I AGREE with
withyou
you
 PREFIXES
We use DIS- to change the base word (agree)
to mean not/do the opposite.
DIS AGREE

DIS APPEAR DIS OBEY

DIS HONEST
 PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters that are added to
the start of another word.

You
You look
look IM POLITE
Ugly! !
Beautiful

You
Youare
arevery
veryPOLITE
IMPOLITE
 PREFIXES
We use IM- to change the base word (polite)
to mean not.
IM POLITE

IM POSSIBLE

IM PERFECT

IM PATIENT
 PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters that are added to
the start of another word.
MIS BEHAVE

You must BEHAVE in class

You must not MISBEHAVE in class
 PREFIXES
We use MIS- to change the base word (behave)
to mean wrongly/badly.
MISBEHAVE

MIS SPELL
MIS USE

MIS PRONOUNCE
 PREFIXES
PREFIX BASE WORD NEW WORD

UN = not HAPPY UNHAPPY

RE = to do again WRITE REWRITE

DIS = not/opposite AGREE DISAGREE

IM = not POLITE IMPOLITE

MIS = wrongly/badly BEHAVE MIS BEHAVE

 -LESS
-ION

-ABLE
-FUL
-LY
 SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letters that are added to
the end of another word.

CELEBRAT
CELEBRATE
ION

Let’s have a New YearsNew

Let’s CELEBRATE Eve Years
CELEBRATION
Eve
 SUFFIXES
We use –ION to change the base word
(celebrate) from a verb into a noun.
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATION

COLLECT
TION
POLLU
POLLUTE
TION

VACA
VACATE
TION
 SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letters that are added to
the end of another word.

HOME LESS

I don’t have
We ahave
home. I’m HOMELESS
a HOME
 SUFFIXES
We use –LESS to change the base word (home)
from a noun into an adjective.
HOMELESS

FEARLESS PAINLESS

SLEEPLESS
 SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letters that are added to
the end of another word.
ENJOYABLE

TV
I ENJOY
is ENJOYABLE
watchingtoTV
watch
 SUFFIXES
We use –ABLE to change the base word (enjoy)
from a verb into an adjective.

ENJOYABLE

WEAR ABLE

BREAKABLE

LIKE ABLE
 SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letters that are added to
the end of another word.

LOUDLY

The girlGirl
The shouted LOUDLY
was LOUD
 SUFFIXES
We use –LY to change the base word (loud) from
an adjective into an adverb.

LOUDLY

QUICKLY

SLOWLY

BRAVELY
 SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letters that are added to
the end of another word.
COLOURFUL

The
Thatrainbow
rainbowishas
very COLOURFUL
a lot of COLOUR
 SUFFIXES
We use –FUL to change the base word (colour)
from a noun into an adjective.

COLOUR FUL

WONDERFUL

PEACEFUL

RESPECT FUL
 SUFFIXES
BASE WORD SUFFIX NEW WORD

CELEBRATE ION CELEBRATION

VERB NOUN

HOME LESS HOMELESS

NOUN ADJECTIVE

ENJOY ABLE ENJOYABLE

VERB ADJECTIVE
LOUD LOUDLY
LY
ADJECTIVE ADVERB
COLOUR COLOURFUL
NOUN
FUL ADJECTIVE