READ/SPELL – prefix ‘un’

Reading / Spelling
  • This resource pack of 6 pages covers hearing, reading, spelling, understanding and using words with the prefix ‘un’ (unhappy)

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Last updated
22nd March 2026

A little more info...

  • A prefix is a group of letters such as ‘un’ that is added to the beginning of a word
  • Prefix ‘un’ changes a word into its opposite (happy to unhappy)
  • Words can be broken into syllables - un/hap/py - which supports both reading and spelling

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