Year 3 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 3 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: precook
pre- means before: precook means to cook before.
- Anot able
- Bto open a lock
- Cto undo a connection
Answer: to undo a connection
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
Answer: untie
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
- Anot well
- Bto lead the wrong way
- Cto see before
Answer: to see before
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Ato fill again
- Bnot fair
- Cto not agree
Answer: to not agree
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disagree means to not agree.
Answer: unlock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
- Ato read again
- Bto fill again
- Cto not obey
Answer: to not obey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Ato pay before
- Bto see before
- Cnot true
Answer: not true
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Anot kind
- Bto build again
- Cto heat before
Answer: to build again
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.