4th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 4th Grade vocabulary worksheet.
4th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
A prefix goes at the start of a word and changes its meaning. Write the word or circle the answer.
Answer: unable
un- means not (or undo): unable means not able.
- Anot true
- Bnot well
- Cto not like
Answer: to not like
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
Answer: disconnect
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
- Ato use again
- Bto undo a connection
- Cto take things out of a bag or box
Answer: to use again
re- means again: reuse means to use again.
Answer: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Anot fair
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cto pay before
Answer: to pay before
pre- means before: prepay means to pay before.
Answer: misplace
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
- Aa test before
- Bnot fair
- Cto read again
Answer: not fair
un- means not (or undo): unfair means not fair.
Answer: rewrite
re- means again: rewrite means to write again.
- Ato cook before
- Bto read 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 visit again
- Bto cook before
- Cto pay before
Answer: to visit again
re- means again: revisit means to visit again.
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