Year 4 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 4 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 4 · English · VocabularyYear 4 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: pretest
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
- Anot true
- Bto tell again
- Cto cook before
Answer: not true
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
Answer: unpack
un- means not (or undo): unpack means to take things out of a bag or box.
- Ato spell wrongly
- Bnot honest
- Cnot able
Answer: to spell wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misspell means to spell wrongly.
Answer: mislead
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
- Ato read again
- Bnot honest
- Cto undo a knot
Answer: to undo a knot
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
Answer: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Ato set before
- Bto understand wrongly
- Cnot honest
Answer: to set before
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
Answer: disconnect
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
- Anot safe
- Bto use again
- Cto pay before
Answer: not safe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Ato heat before
- Bto paint again
- Cto use again
Answer: to heat before
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
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