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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 12.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 15.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 21.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) disview (d) unview
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 24.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 26.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 30.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
Answer key
- dis-
- dishonest
- pre-
- re-
- tell again
- un-
- heat again
- visit again
- replay
- not fair
- write again
- rewrite
- not common
- unkind
- misbehave
- disagree
- mis-
- disobey
- not honest
- discontinue
- preview
- not safe
- not kind
- precook
- pay before
- heat before
- unusual
- join again
- unclear
- unsafe
- reuse
- use again
- misjudge
- reopen
- count wrongly
- miscount
- not usual
- not clear
- open again
- uncommon
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