Unit 9
2 Complete each sentence with an opposite. 1 The shop was closed but the cafe was _______. 2 The lion is ______ but the mouse is weak. 3 My brother is quiet but my sister is ______. 4 My shirt is old but my shoes are ____.
A prefix is part of a word that you put at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. ‘ un- ’ means ‘not’. ‘ re- ’ means ‘again’. un + happy = unhappy , meaning ‘not happy’ re + visit = revisit , meaning ‘visit again’ Word work: prefixes
1 Add ‘un-’ to these words to make new words. Example: happy è unhappy
well
fair
tidy
dress
Example: visit è revisit 2 Add ‘re-’ to these words to make new words.
build
do
fill
write
• Word work: Ask pupils what other words begin with ‘un-’ and what their opposites are (e.g. unfair, uncomfortable, untidy ). • For more work on prefixes, see Workbook 2 page 66.
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