Week 1 of 36 · 10 words · ages 9–10

4th Grade spelling words, week 1: prefix un-

The prefix un- means not or the opposite of. It goes on the front of a word and the base word keeps all its letters.
unhappy
Sad, not glad.
unlock
To open a door or box with a key.
unclear
Hard to see or hard to understand.
uneven
Not flat or smooth.
unequal
Not the same in size or amount.
unaware
Not knowing that something is going on.
unlucky
Having bad things happen by chance.
unlikely
Not expected to happen.
unusual
Out of the ordinary, not common.
unknown
Not found out yet.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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