Year 3 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 3 · English · VocabularyYear 3 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: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Ato undo a connection
- Bto use again
- Cto understand wrongly
Answer: to understand wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misunderstand means to understand wrongly.
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Ato spell wrongly
- Bto heat again
- Cnot able
Answer: not able
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
Answer: prepay
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
- Ato see before
- Bto write again
- Cto count wrongly
Answer: to see before
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
Answer: replay
re- means again: replay means to play again.
- Ato not like
- Bto lead the wrong way
- Cnot kind
Answer: to not like
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
Answer: mislead
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
- Aa test before
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto take things out of a bag or box
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: untrue
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
- Ato undo a connection
- Bto cook before
- Cnot well
Answer: not well
un- means not (or undo): unwell means not well.
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