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 “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) resafe
- 2.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 11.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) unspell
- 12.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 21.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
- 22.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 23.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) mishonest
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 31.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) preread (d) reread
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 40.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
Answer key
- unsafe
- unkind
- re-
- discontinue
- preheat
- dis-
- not clear
- fill again
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- misspell
- tell again
- misuse
- unlucky
- not safe
- not usual
- disloyal
- not equal
- un-
- unwell
- rewrite
- revisit
- mishear
- pre-
- cook before
- prejudge
- not respect
- precook
- dishonest
- preview
- check again
- disobey
- reuse
- not well
- behave wrongly
- unclear
- join again
- misread
- not allow
- not happy
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