Name
Level3/Unit 25 •
The Prefixes re- and un-
PRACTICE A
Basic Words
1. unfair
2. unhappy
3. rewrite
4. unkind
5. remake
6. untie
Summing Up
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of
a base word. It adds meaning to the base word.
• The prefix re- means "again."
* The prefix an- means "not" or "opposite of."
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Fill It Up 1-6. Draw a line from the correct prefix
to each base word to make a Basic Word.
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Now write the Basic Words you made on lines 1-6.
Meanings Match Write a Basic Word for each
meaning below.
7. to make again
8. not happy
9. opposite of tie
10. not fair
11. to write again
12. opposite of kind
Skill: Students will practice spelling words with
the prefixes re- and un-.
Home Use:
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10.
n.
12.
Help your child practice the spelling words by having him
or her complete the activities on this page. Check the completed page,
and have your child practice saying and spelling any misspelled words.
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Name
Level3/Unit25 •
Basic Words
1. unfair
2. unhappy
3. rewrite
4. unkind
5. remake
6. untie
7. unlike
8. unclear
9. unhurt
10. retell
11. unwrap
12. reuse
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The Prefixes re- and un-
PRACTICE B
Word Pairs Write the Basic Word that completes
each pair of sentences. * UJaicK the orcUr
blanks-
1. A nice person is kind. cf
A mean person is
2. A smiling person is happy.
A frowning person is
3. A rule that seems right is fair.
A rule that seems wrong is
4. A person who is injured is hurt.
A person who is not injured is _
5. A sentence that is easy to understand is clear.
A sentence that is not easy to understand is __
6. When you put paper over a gift, you wrap it.
When you take paper off of a gift, you
it.
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5.
4.
6.
Prefix Code
Use the code to write six base words.
CODE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * + #
LETTER: a e f i k 1 m r s t U w
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8
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6 ~ ~~T
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11. _
12. _
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4
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9
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+ base word to
Now* add2 the prefix re- or un- to each
write a Basic Word.
Skill: Students will practice spelling words with
the prefixes re- and un-.
Home Use:
Help your child practice the spelling words by having him
or her complete the activities on this page. Check the completed page,
and have your child practice saying and spelling any misspelled words.