Year 5 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 5 · English · VocabularyYear 5 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: retell
re- means again: retell means to tell again.
- Ato set before
- Ba test before
- Cto undo a knot
Answer: to undo a knot
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
Answer: disobey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
- Ato heat again
- Bto not trust
- Cnot happy
Answer: to not trust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
Answer: misspell
mis- means wrongly or badly: misspell means to spell wrongly.
- Ato write again
- Bto undo a knot
- Cto behave badly
Answer: to write again
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Anot loyal
- Bto pay before
- Cto spell wrongly
Answer: to pay before
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Ato not like
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto undo a knot
Answer: to put in the wrong place
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Ato lead the wrong way
- Bto go out of sight
- Cto heat again
Answer: to heat again
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
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