2nd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 2nd Grade vocabulary worksheet.
2nd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
- Aunlock
- Bdistrust
- Cmisplace
Answer: unlock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
- Arepaint
- Bdisconnect
- Cunable
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Apreheat
- Brepaint
- Cunpack
Answer: repaint
re- means again: repaint means to paint again.
- Arebuild
- Bpreset
- Cmisspell
Answer: preset
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
- Adisloyal
- Brewrite
- Crepaint
Answer: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Amisread
- Bpreheat
- Cdisappear
Answer: preheat
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
- Amislead
- Bmisplace
- Cdishonest
Answer: dishonest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
- Arewrite
- Bprecook
- Cunhappy
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Adislike
- Bpreview
- Cmislead
Answer: dislike
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
- Amiscount
- Bunkind
- Cprepay
Answer: prepay
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
- Amisbehave
- Bretell
- Cuntrue
Answer: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Adislike
- Bunkind
- Cdisloyal
Answer: unkind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
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.