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SPELLING PROGRAMME - PART 3

Target 2: More prefixes


A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to make another word.

Below are some examples of words with the prefixes pre-, be-, de-, and
pro- for you to spell.


pre- be- de- mis-

prepare before delay mislay
prefer beneath detect misplace

pretend beside depend misfire
prevent become defend mistake


Use the words in the box below to complete the following passage:-


pretend present remain expect prepare

predict beforehand



I am having a party tonight. I want to …………..……. all of the

food ……………………. . I hope that the food will ………………….. fresh.


I will keep the food in the fridge until just before I ………………..


my friends to arrive. I can …………….…….. that my best friend


has bought me a …………….…..…, but I will ……..….…… to be surprised.


Homophones: Homophones are words that sound the same but have
different meanings and often a different spelling (e.g. not and knot).


Complete these sentences with "not" or "knot".
Not describes a 1. The taxi was ………… there.
negative or
opposite.
2. Andrew tied a ……..…. in the rope.
Knot is
something you 3. The ……….. was so tightly tied, I could ………. undo it.
tie.








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