Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns: Prefixes
Add the correct prefix (dis-, mis-, in-, il-, im-, ir-, re-, sub-, inter-, super-, auto-) to the Year 3 and 4 example words, guided by each word's meaning.
Grade 2 · Spelling worksheet
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Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns: Prefixes (dis-, mis-, in-, il-, im-, ir-, re-, sub-, inter-, super-, auto-)
Add the correct prefix to finish each word, then write the whole word. The meaning in brackets is your clue.
Word bank
IllegalDisagreeReappearMisspellMisbehaveSubmarineIncorrectAutographIrregularImpossibleSupermarketInternational
- 1.blank agree (to not agree)
- 2.blank behave (to behave badly)
- 3.blank spell (to spell wrongly)
- 4.blank correct (not correct)
- 5.blank legal (not legal)
- 6.blank possible (not possible)
- 7.blank regular (not regular)
- 8.blank appear (to appear again)
- 9.blank marine (a vessel that travels under the sea)
- 10.blank national (between nations)
- 11.blank market (a very large shop)
- 12.blank graph (your own name, written by yourself)
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- DfE, English Appendix 1: Spelling (statutory) — Statutory word lists, spelling rules and example words are reproduced verbatim from the DfE appendix under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Crown copyright).