3rd Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
- Aunfair
- Brewrite
- Cuntrue
Answer: rewrite
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
- Aunwell
- Bpretest
- Cmisbehave
Answer: pretest
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
- Apreset
- Bmisplace
- Cdisobey
Answer: preset
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
- Aunkind
- Bmiscount
- Cdistrust
Answer: distrust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
- Adisloyal
- Brepaint
- Cunpack
Answer: repaint
re- means again: repaint means to paint again.
- Areplay
- Breuse
- Cmisspell
Answer: misspell
mis- means wrongly or badly: misspell means to spell wrongly.
- Adisappear
- Bretell
- Cpreview
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Arebuild
- Bprecook
- Cmisunderstand
Answer: misunderstand
mis- means wrongly or badly: misunderstand means to understand wrongly.
- Aunfair
- Bpreview
- Cuntrue
Answer: preview
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
- Adislike
- Bmisbehave
- Cpreheat
Answer: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Amiscount
- Bdisobey
- Cunfair
Answer: unfair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
- Amishear
- Bpreset
- Cunkind
Answer: mishear
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
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.