3rd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 3rd Grade vocabulary worksheet.
3rd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
- Arebuild
- Bmisspell
- Cprecook
Answer: misspell
mis- means wrongly or badly: misspell means to spell wrongly.
- Apreset
- Bmislead
- Cunfair
Answer: preset
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
- Aretell
- Bunhappy
- Cpreset
Answer: unhappy
un- means not (or undo): unhappy means not happy.
- Adisloyal
- Bunsafe
- Creuse
Answer: unsafe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
- Aunpack
- Brevisit
- Cdislike
Answer: dislike
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
- Aunable
- Bmishear
- Creplay
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Arebuild
- Brewrite
- Cunlock
Answer: unlock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
- Arevisit
- Bunable
- Cmislead
Answer: mislead
mis- means wrongly or badly: mislead means to lead the wrong way.
- Aunpack
- Brepaint
- Cmisbehave
Answer: repaint
re- means again: repaint means to paint again.
- Aunfair
- Bpreset
- Creplay
Answer: unfair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
- Adisappear
- Bmisbehave
- Cunhappy
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Aprepay
- Bretell
- Cmislead
Answer: prepay
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
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