Year 7 Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 7 vocabulary worksheet.
Year 7 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: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Ato see before
- Bto play again
- Cto hear wrongly
Answer: to hear wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
Answer: preheat
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
- Ato tell again
- Ba test before
- Cto read wrongly
Answer: to read wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misread means to read wrongly.
Answer: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Anot true
- Bto tell again
- Cto write again
Answer: not true
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Ato open a lock
- Bnot honest
- Cto put in the wrong place
Answer: not honest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
Answer: refill
re- means again: refill means to fill again.
- Ato read again
- Bnot well
- Cto not like
Answer: to read again
re- means again: reread means to read again.
Answer: rebuild
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
- Ato not like
- Bto see before
- Cto write again
Answer: to write again
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
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