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) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 5.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 7.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 8.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 17.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 27.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 28.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 35.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 40.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- pre-
- mishear
- not safe
- unlucky
- disrespect
- precook
- not happy
- un-
- untidy
- read wrongly
- not usual
- not agree
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- not respect
- play again
- re-
- uncommon
- disloyal
- not kind
- visit again
- cook before
- unwell
- heat before
- build again
- unsafe
- lead wrongly
- unfair
- paint again
- tell again
- not well
- place wrongly
- not obey
- dishonest
- heat again
- unclear
- check again
- revisit
- use again
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