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.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
- 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 6.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) preplay
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 11.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 12.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 26.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) diswell
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 40.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
Answer key
- not honest
- unhappy
- mislead
- write again
- pay before
- disallow
- replay
- open again
- mis-
- dis-
- not lucky
- not respect
- not obey
- pre-
- un-
- not common
- misplace
- disloyal
- join again
- reopen
- check again
- not clear
- place wrongly
- build again
- reheat
- not agree
- tell again
- not kind
- visit again
- unlucky
- rewrite
- not well
- understand wrongly
- re-
- not equal
- recheck
- unwell
- not safe
- not usual
- use again
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