Year 2 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 2 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 2 · English · VocabularyYear 2 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: dislike
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
- Ato put in the wrong place
- Bto take things out of a bag or box
- Cto heat again
Answer: to take things out of a bag or box
un- means not (or undo): unpack means to take things out of a bag or box.
Answer: untie
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
- Anot fair
- Bto behave badly
- Ca test before
Answer: to behave badly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
Answer: unkind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
- Ato take things out of a bag or box
- Bto build again
- Cto set before
Answer: to build again
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
Answer: misplace
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
- Ato heat before
- Bnot able
- Cto understand wrongly
Answer: to heat before
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
Answer: reheat
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
- Anot fair
- Bto fill again
- Cto heat before
Answer: not fair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Ato pay before
- Bto not obey
- Cto not trust
Answer: to pay before
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
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