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un-

(UN)

not or opposite of

Old English (with Latin parallels) for not. Unhappy = not happy; undo = reverse a doing.

Example words

  • unhappy

    not happy

  • undo

    to reverse a doing

  • unfair

    not fair

Who it is for

Grades served: 4, 5

Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.

Good, bad, with, against. Roots that judge or pair things up: good, bad, together, opposed.

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