Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 12.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 13.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 17.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 22.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) discount
- 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 28.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 39.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
Answer key
- pre-
- dis-
- mis-
- place wrongly
- not common
- not happy
- un-
- repaint
- re-
- heat again
- prepay
- unsafe
- discontinue
- preheat
- lead wrongly
- not lucky
- build again
- not respect
- read wrongly
- understand wrongly
- fill again
- miscount
- disloyal
- unhappy
- not clear
- not equal
- recheck
- pay before
- reheat
- refill
- mislead
- misjudge
- play again
- mishear
- rebuild
- use again
- judge wrongly
- untidy
- pre-
- tell again
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