6th Grade Prefixes: un-, re-, dis-, pre-, mis- Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 6th 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: misbehave
mis- means wrongly or badly: misbehave means to behave badly.
- Ato write again
- Bto not like
- Ca test before
Answer: to not like
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dislike means to not like.
Answer: distrust
dis- means not (or the opposite of): distrust means to not trust.
- Anot loyal
- Bto cook before
- Cto open a lock
Answer: to open a lock
un- means not (or undo): unlock means to open a lock.
Answer: disappear
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disappear means to go out of sight.
- Ato hear wrongly
- Bto build again
- Ca test before
Answer: to hear wrongly
mis- means wrongly or badly: mishear means to hear wrongly.
Answer: miscount
mis- means wrongly or badly: miscount means to count wrongly.
- Ato undo a connection
- Bto take things out of a bag or box
- Cto see before
Answer: to see before
pre- means before: preview means to see before.
Answer: precook
pre- means before: precook means to cook before.
- Ato heat again
- Ba test before
- Cto hear wrongly
Answer: a test before
pre- means before: pretest means a test before.
Answer: dishonest
dis- means not (or the opposite of): dishonest means not honest.
- Ato fill again
- Bto put in the wrong place
- Cnot loyal
Answer: not loyal
dis- means not (or the opposite of): disloyal means not loyal.
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