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Tuesday

Prefixes pre and dis
// Prefixes un-, re-, pre- and dis-, compound words and contractions
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Prefixes pre and dis

Rosie and Ferris want to bake muffins for the Word Tree party.

"First we preheat the oven," says Rosie. "That means heat it before."

Ferris sniffs a green bean. "I dislike beans," he says.

Rosie smiles. "That is fine. Beans do not go in muffins!"

See it: pre and dis

The prefix pre means before.

Preheat means heat before. Preschool is the school before kindergarten.

The prefix dis means not, or the opposite.

Dislike means not like. Disagree is the opposite of agree.

SEE IT: FIND THE PREFIX
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part is the prefix in preheat?
Which part is the prefix in dislike?
Which part is the base word in pretest?
Which part is the base word in disagree?
SEE IT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does preheat mean?
What does dislike mean?
What does prepay mean?
What does disagree mean?
SEE IT: WHICH PREFIX?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which prefix means again?
Which prefix means before?
Which two prefixes can mean not?
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
We ___ the oven to bake.
Ferris and Rosie ___ about beans.
sockI ___ cold, wet socks!
SentenceTrue or false?
Pre means before.?
Dislike means like a lot.?
Preheat has the prefix pre.?
Dis means again.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEDislike means not like. Re means again, not dis.

Build it

BUILD THE WORD PREHEATED
  • Say preheated slowly.
  • Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD DISLIKES
  • Say dislikes slowly.
  • Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
heat, preheat, pay, prepay
like, dislike, agree, disagree
test, pretest, trust, distrust
Try it
Tell your grown-up one food you like and one you dislike.
Do you agree or disagree with each other?
Read it yourself
Rosie will preheat the oven.
Ferris and Rosie disagree, and that is fine.

Word Spot: work, really, almost

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Work: W-O-R-K.

Really: R-E-A-L-L-Y.

Almost: A-L-M-O-S-T.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We ___ together as a team.
The snow is ___ deep.
We are ___ at the top.

Good thinking! Tomorrow two words join to make one.

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