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 tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 9.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
- 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
- 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 37.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
- 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
- 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
Answer key
- untidy
- pre-
- revisit
- not tidy
- not lucky
- tell again
- not safe
- not common
- lead wrongly
- unwell
- not equal
- disallow
- re-
- unhappy
- cook before
- check again
- spell wrongly
- not well
- play again
- heat before
- un-
- place wrongly
- not honest
- dis-
- unclear
- not usual
- preheat
- mis-
- mishear
- unlucky
- unfair
- heat again
- recheck
- dishonest
- reopen
- repaint
- count wrongly
- paint again
- discontinue
- not kind
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