📚 Part 1: Discover the Prefix pre-

WALT: We Are Learning To understand and use the prefix pre-.

Success criteria: I can explain that pre- means “before”. I can match pre- words to their meanings.

The prefix pre- means before. It can be added to a base word to make a new word.

Examples: preview, preheat, prepay, prehistoric, prewash, and preschool.

✏️ Part 2: Use pre- Words

WALT: We Are Learning To spell and use words with the prefix pre-.

Success criteria: I can choose a suitable pre- word. I can build new words by adding pre- to a base word.

a) We watched a short __________ of the new film. (preview)

b) Please __________ the oven before baking the muffins. (preheat)

c) Dad decided to __________ for the tickets online. (prepay)

d) Dinosaurs lived in __________ times. (prehistoric)

e) The instructions say to __________ the shirt first. (prewash)

f) My little sister goes to __________. (preschool)

g) We had a __________ meeting before the performance. (pre-event)

h) Read the __________ before starting the experiment. (pre-reading)

a) view → ____________________    b) heat → ____________________

c) pay → ____________________    d) wash → ____________________

e) school → ____________________    f) historic → ____________________

🌟 Part 3: Challenge and Check

WALT: We Are Learning To use new vocabulary in our own writing.

Success criteria: I can write three clear sentences using different pre- words. I can show that each word means “before”.

Answer Sheet

1. A – see or watch beforehand; B – heat before cooking; C – pay before receiving something; D – from a time before written history; E – wash before the main wash; F – school for young children.

2. a) preview   b) preheat   c) prepay   d) prehistoric   e) prewash   f) preschool   g) pre-event   h) pre-reading.

3. a) preview   b) preheat   c) prepay   d) prewash   e) preschool   f) prehistoric.

4. Answers will vary. Each sentence should use a correctly spelt pre- word and show the meaning “before”.