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Redeeming the Time
Prefixes — Week #3
Table of Contents

Introduction

Un-
   

Mis-

Im-
   

Review
 



Prefixes Week #1
Prefixes Week #2
Prefixes Week #3


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Prefixes - Week #3

Why Grammar?  Christian Worldview  Many of us that attended government school were not taught that prefixes or word beginnings will increase our vocabulary by changing the definition of a word to form a new word.  Yet, not only does grammar teach us about the importance of prefixes, but there is a Christian worldview behind grammar that points us to our Lord.  

 

Week #3
(Click Week #3 above for a PDF file to print off at your leisure)

 

Review Prefixes Week #1 and Prefixes Week #2 prior to going on.

 

Reminder:
prefix
= a letter or group of letters at the beginning of a word

 

 

un = not

Prefix

 +

Word

 =

New Word

 New Meaning
           

 un

 +

avoidable 

 =

 unavoidable
not avoidable

 un

 +

 necessary

 =

 unnecessary
not necessary

 un

 +

 decided

 =

 undecided
not decided

 un

 +

 solved

 =

 unsolved
not solved

 un

 +

 opposed

 =

 unopposed
not opposed

 un

 +

 framed

 =

 unframed
not framed

Exercise:  Now it is YOUR turn.  Complete the graph below.

Prefix

 +

 Word

 =

New Word

New Meaning
           

 un

 +

disturbed

 =

________

____________

 un

 +

 organized

 =

________

____________

 un

 +

 patriotic

 =

________

____________

 un

 +

 shaken

 =

________

____________

 un

 +

 motivated

 =

________

____________

 un

 +

 merited

 =

________

____________

 

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mis = opposite; wrongly

Prefix

 +

 Word

 =

New Word

New Meaning
           

 mis

 +

understand 

 =

 misunderstand
 not understand

 mis

 +

 judge

 =

 misjudge
 judge wrongly

 mis

 +

 remember

 =

 misremember
 not remember

 mis

 +

 quote

 =

 misquote
 quote wrongly

 mis

 +

 match

 =

 mismatch
 match wrongly

 mis

 +

 direct

 =

 misdirect
 direct wrongly

 

Exercise:  Now it is YOUR turn.  Complete the graph below.

Prefix

 +

 Word

 =

New Word

New Meaning
           

 mis

 +

calculate

 =

________

____________

 mis

 +

 print

 =

________

____________

 mis

 +

 trust

 =

________

____________

 mis

 +

 deed

 =

________

____________

 mis

 +

 fire

 =

________

____________

 mis

 +

 behave

 =

________

____________

mis
  +

 label

 =

________

____________

 

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im = not

 Prefix

 +

 Word

 =

New Word

New Meaning
           

 im

 +

mature 

 =

immature

 not mature

 im

 +

 prudent

 =

 imprudent

 not prudent

 im

 +

provable

 =

 improvable

 not provable

 im

 +

 polite

 =

 impolite

 not polite

 im

 +

 mortal

 =

 immortal

 not mortal

 im

 +

 perfect

 =

 imperfect

 not perfect

 

Exercise:  Now it is YOUR turn.  Complete the graph below.

 

Prefix

 +

 Word

 =

New Word

New Meaning
           

 im

 +

proper

 =

________

____________

 im

 +

 modest

 =

________

____________

 im

 +

 material

 =

________

____________

 im

 +

 personal

 =

________

____________

 im

 +

 perturable

 =

________

____________

 im

 +

 passable

 =

________

____________

 im 
  +

 mobile

 =

________

____________

 im
  +

 patient

 =

________

____________

 

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Prefixes
When flashing the child, have them tell you what the prefix means and, perhaps, a one or two word example telling what the new word means.

 

 un -

 un = not

e.g., unavoidable, unnecessary, undecided, unsolved, unopposed, unframed

 mis -

  mis = opposite; wrongly

e.g., misunderstand, misjudge, misquote, misremember, mismatch, misdirect, misfire

 im -

 im = not

e.g., immature, imprudent, improvable, impolite, immortal, imperfect, improper

 

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