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 obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 7.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 8.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 9.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 20.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 22.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
- 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 29.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 33.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 34.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
Answer key
- disobey
- not common
- mis-
- unfair
- dis-
- recheck
- visit again
- understand wrongly
- fill again
- pre-
- unequal
- refill
- paint again
- untidy
- un-
- join again
- prepay
- rejoin
- view before
- not kind
- unusual
- judge wrongly
- not safe
- re-
- disagree
- disallow
- replay
- write again
- rewrite
- unclear
- tell again
- count wrongly
- repaint
- play again
- unhappy
- not usual
- dishonest
- not honest
- not fair
- spell wrongly
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