Year 6 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 6 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 6 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
- Apreset
- Bmisread
- Cdistrust
Answer: distrust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
- Apretest
- Brebuild
- Cdisappear
Answer: rebuild
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
- Aprecook
- Bunlock
- Cmisread
Answer: unlock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
- Adisloyal
- Bpretest
- Cmiscount
Answer: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Adishonest
- Bdislike
- Cprecook
Answer: precook
pre- means before: precook means to cook before.
- Amislead
- Buntrue
- Crepaint
Answer: untrue
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
- Areread
- Bunable
- Cprepay
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Adishonest
- Bmisplace
- Cpreheat
Answer: misplace
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
- Aunhappy
- Bprepay
- Cretell
Answer: prepay
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
- Aretell
- Bpreset
- Cmislead
Answer: mislead
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
- Amishear
- Bunsafe
- Crewrite
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Areplay
- Bpretest
- Cdisobey
Answer: disobey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
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.
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