Year 4 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 4 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 4 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: miscount
mis- means wrongly or badly: miscount means to count wrongly.
- Ato behave badly
- Bnot loyal
- Cto read again
Answer: to read again
re- means again: reread means to read again.
Answer: disobey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
- Ato open a lock
- Bto heat before
- Cto fill again
Answer: to open a lock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
Answer: rebuild
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
- Ato pay before
- Bto undo a connection
- Cto see before
Answer: to undo a connection
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
Answer: dishonest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
- Ato set before
- Bto spell wrongly
- Cto fill again
Answer: to fill again
re- means again: refill means to fill again.
Answer: unfair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
- Ato put in the wrong place
- Bto behave badly
- Cto pay before
Answer: to pay before
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
Answer: revisit
re- means again: revisit means to visit again.
- Ato undo a connection
- Bto read wrongly
- Cnot kind
Answer: not kind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
Marking tips
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