5th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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: preview
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
- Ato fill again
- Bnot safe
- Cto read wrongly
Answer: not safe
un- means not (or undo): unsafe means not safe.
Answer: reheat
re- means again: reheat means to heat again.
- Ato not obey
- Bto take things out of a bag or box
- Cto tell again
Answer: to tell again
re- means again: retell means to tell again.
Answer: refill
re- means again: refill means to fill again.
- Ato undo a knot
- Bto read wrongly
- Cto write again
Answer: to read wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: misread means to read wrongly.
Answer: unwell
un- means not (or undo): unwell means not well.
- Anot kind
- Bto undo a connection
- Cto pay before
Answer: to undo a connection
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disconnect means to undo a connection.
Answer: untrue
un- means not (or undo): untrue means not true.
- Ato not obey
- Bto behave badly
- Cnot happy
Answer: to not obey
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disobey means to not obey.
Answer: untie
un- means not (or undo): untie means to undo a knot.
- Ato not like
- Ba test before
- Cto play again
Answer: to not like
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
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