5th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 5th 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: disloyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
- Ato build again
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cnot happy
Answer: to build again
re- means again: rebuild means to build again.
Answer: dishonest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
- Ato tell again
- Bto behave badly
- Cnot able
Answer: to tell again
re- means again: retell means to tell again.
Answer: reheat
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
- Anot well
- Bto read wrongly
- Cto heat before
Answer: to heat before
pre- means before: preheat means to heat before.
Answer: misplace
mis- means wrongly or badly: misplace means to put in the wrong place.
- Ato open a lock
- Bto heat before
- Cto hear wrongly
Answer: to open a lock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
Answer: precook
pre- means before: precook means to cook before.
- Ato read again
- Bto heat before
- Cto go out of sight
Answer: to read again
re- means again: reread means to read again.
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Aa test before
- Bto use again
- Cto read again
Answer: a test before
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
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