Un-word workshop
Add un to change a word’s meaning.
For parents and teachers
Playing Un-word workshop
Read the cards and match each one to its partner. Find six pairs, with no timer. Read the whole example before choosing.
What this game practises
The prefix un can express not, as in unhappy, or reverse an action, as in untie. Read each completed word and explain what changed in its meaning. The spelling task preserves the root while adding the prefix. Use the finished words in useful spoken sentences and then try writing one independently, rather than treating the prefix as a separate word.
Progress and trying again
The normal game controls let children finish, save stars on this device and play again. A previous best result is kept when a later attempt scores less. Matching games count incorrect pairs; ordering games score the first check of each round; sorting games give another chance after a mistake. Take time to talk about a choice rather than racing.
Return to the learning collection for curriculum guidance, examples and activities to try away from the screen.