4th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 4th 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: preset
pre- means before: preset means to set before.
- Ato hear wrongly
- Bto paint again
- Cnot well
Answer: not well
un- means not (or undo): unwell means not well.
Answer: repaint
re- means again: repaint means to paint again.
- Ato fill again
- Bto read again
- Cto behave badly
Answer: to behave badly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
Answer: preheat
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
- Ato not agree
- Bto hear wrongly
- Cnot kind
Answer: to not agree
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disagree means to not agree.
Answer: disconnect
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
- Ato lead the wrong way
- Bto not trust
- Cto build again
Answer: to build again
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
Answer: miscount
mis- means wrongly or badly: miscount means to count wrongly.
- Anot kind
- Bto heat again
- Ca test before
Answer: not kind
un- means not (or undo): unkind means not kind.
Answer: unlock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
- Ato pay before
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto not agree
Answer: to pay before
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
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