In this 19-page resource, we teach students that the prefix “un-” means “not” or the “opposite of”.

It contains 10 activities designed to teach and consolidate this knowledge. Activities include:

• • teaching the definition and etymology of the prefix, “un-”, for comprehension and spelling;
  • a procedural word learning writing activity;
  • auditory bombardment -listening to  “un-” words in sentence context;
  • a highlighting activity: spotting the prefix in sentences;
  • a sentence rewriting exercise requiring students to replace words with a word using the “un-” prefix;
  • a sentence formulation exercise with semantic constraints: making original sentences using words with an “un-” prefix;
  • a divergent naming exercise: creative thinking using words with “un-” prefixes;
  • a general knowledge investigation;
  • a verbal reasoning/persuasive writing exercise: generating pros and cons for arguments including “un-” words; and
  • a story-making exercise with “un-” words.

This resource is one of nine modules covering the most frequent prefixes uses in English. Fully scripted, the module is is suitable for one-to-one, small group and whole class instruction; and can be downloaded in PDF and Google Slides format.