The Prefix 'dis' - PowerPoint

Designed for Year 3 and 4 pupils, the English teaching resource focuses on the prefix 'dis' and its application in writing transcription. The objective of the lesson is to explore how adding 'dis' to the beginning of a word can alter its meaning. Students are encouraged to read aloud a list of words such as 'disadvantage', 'disagree', 'disobey', and 'dishonest', identifying the common prefix 'dis' and discussing other words they know that start with the same prefix. A prefix is explained as a group of letters that, when added to the start of a word, change its meaning. This lesson delves into the prefix 'dis', which often gives the root word the opposite meaning by conveying negation or absence.

The teaching resource guides students through exercises that demonstrate how the addition of 'dis' to words like 'trust', 'appear', and 'continue' transforms them into 'distrust', 'disappear', and 'discontinue', respectively. Students are tasked with matching 'dis' words to their root words, as well as using the new words in sentences to understand their meanings. For example, 'disagree' means to have different opinions, while 'dishonest' indicates a lack of honesty. The worksheet activities include circling words that can take the prefix 'dis', matching them to their root words, and writing sentences with the new words to reinforce understanding. This approach helps students grasp how the prefix 'dis' can create words with negative connotations or the opposite meaning of the root word.