Year 6 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 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 — 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: precook
pre- means before: precook means to cook before.
- Ato lead the wrong way
- Bto undo a knot
- Cto set before
Answer: to set before
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
Answer: dislike
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
- Ato paint again
- Bto not trust
- Cto set before
Answer: to not trust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Ato go out of sight
- Bnot fair
- Cto understand wrongly
Answer: to understand wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misunderstand means to understand wrongly.
Answer: replay
re- means again: replay means to play again.
- Anot safe
- Ba test before
- Cto not like
Answer: not safe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
Answer: disconnect
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
- Ato see before
- Bnot honest
- Cto undo a knot
Answer: to undo a knot
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
Answer: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Ato not agree
- Bto write again
- Cto play again
Answer: to not agree
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disagree means to not agree.
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