2nd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 2nd Grade vocabulary worksheet.
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A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Anot kind
- Bto undo a knot
- Cto paint again
Answer: to paint again
re- means again: repaint means to paint again.
Answer: reread
re- means again: reread means to read again.
- Ato open a lock
- Bto understand wrongly
- Cnot well
Answer: to understand wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misunderstand means to understand wrongly.
Answer: retell
re- means again: retell means to tell again.
- Ato hear wrongly
- Bto not like
- Cto lead the wrong way
Answer: to not like
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
Answer: unpack
un- means not (or undo): unpack means to take things out of a bag or box.
- Ato lead the wrong way
- Bto visit again
- Cto heat before
Answer: to heat before
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
Answer: replay
re- means again: replay means to play again.
- Ato build again
- Bto play again
- Cto lead the wrong way
Answer: to lead the wrong way
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
Answer: mishear
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
- Ato tell again
- Bto understand wrongly
- Cnot loyal
Answer: not loyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
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