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 word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 23.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
Answer key
- rebuild
- dis-
- not happy
- behave wrongly
- misuse
- not well
- mis-
- disallow
- pre-
- count wrongly
- join again
- use wrongly
- untidy
- discontinue
- miscount
- re-
- mishear
- open again
- heat again
- understand wrongly
- un-
- unsafe
- play again
- unclear
- heat before
- not lucky
- not respect
- not common
- disobey
- mislead
- uncommon
- visit again
- unwell
- unequal
- fill again
- use again
- not loyal
- view before
- not continue
- rejoin
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