Year 3 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Anot fair
- Bto heat again
- Cto cook before
Answer: not fair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
Answer: revisit
re- means again: revisit means to visit again.
- Ato behave badly
- Bto write again
- Cto not agree
Answer: to not agree
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disagree means to not agree.
Answer: untie
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
- Ato understand wrongly
- Bnot honest
- Cto lead the wrong way
Answer: not honest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
Answer: mishear
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
- Anot able
- Bto play again
- Cto open a lock
Answer: to play again
re- means again: replay means to play again.
Answer: pretest
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
- Ato go out of sight
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto heat before
Answer: to go out of sight
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Ato heat again
- Bnot safe
- Cnot loyal
Answer: to heat again
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
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