Year 6 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 6 vocabulary worksheet.
Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 6 · English · VocabularyYear 6 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: preheat
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
- Ato not obey
- Bto heat again
- Cnot kind
Answer: to heat again
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
Answer: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Ato lead the wrong way
- Bto see before
- Cto not like
Answer: to see before
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
Answer: unkind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
- Ato hear wrongly
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto set before
Answer: to set before
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
Answer: replay
re- means again: replay means to play again.
- Ato heat again
- Bnot safe
- Cto lead the wrong way
Answer: to lead the wrong way
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Ato write again
- Bto hear wrongly
- Cto build again
Answer: to hear wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
Answer: distrust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
- Ato tell again
- Bnot fair
- Cto see before
Answer: to tell again
re- means again: retell means to tell again.
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