Year 5 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 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 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: unpack
un- means not (or undo): unpack means to take things out of a bag or box.
- Ato open a lock
- Bto not agree
- Cnot safe
Answer: to not agree
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disagree means to not agree.
Answer: rewrite
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
- Ato paint again
- Bto lead the wrong way
- Cto open a lock
Answer: to open a lock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
Answer: miscount
mis- means wrongly or badly: miscount means to count wrongly.
- Ato heat again
- Bto lead the wrong way
- Cnot able
Answer: to heat again
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
Answer: revisit
re- means again: revisit means to visit again.
- Anot loyal
- Bnot kind
- Cto cook before
Answer: not kind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
Answer: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Ato not obey
- Bto set before
- Cnot honest
Answer: to set before
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
Answer: pretest
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
- Ato fill again
- Bnot safe
- Cto build again
Answer: not safe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
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