Year 5 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 5 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 5 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
- Aunpack
- Bmisspell
- Cdisconnect
Answer: unpack
un- means not (or undo): unpack means to take things out of a bag or box.
- Arebuild
- Bdisagree
- Cunfair
Answer: rebuild
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
- Amisplace
- Bunfair
- Cdisagree
Answer: misplace
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
- Arewrite
- Brepaint
- Cdisobey
Answer: disobey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
- Auntie
- Breuse
- Cpretest
Answer: pretest
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
- Aretell
- Bunable
- Crefill
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Areplay
- Buntrue
- Cprepay
Answer: replay
re- means again: replay means to play again.
- Areread
- Bdisobey
- Cunsafe
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Apreset
- Bmiscount
- Cunable
Answer: preset
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
- Arewrite
- Bdistrust
- Cunable
Answer: rewrite
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
- Adislike
- Bunsafe
- Cmisplace
Answer: dislike
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
- Amiscount
- Bunhappy
- Cprecook
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
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.