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 “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 5.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 9.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 15.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 20.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 21.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) review (d) misview
- 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 23.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 26.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 39.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
Answer key
- not kind
- re-
- disrespect
- play again
- build again
- not clear
- miscount
- not safe
- behave wrongly
- tell again
- un-
- precook
- not tidy
- refill
- paint again
- dis-
- heat again
- not equal
- not honest
- untidy
- preview
- check again
- reuse
- not usual
- reopen
- unhappy
- uncommon
- dishonest
- mis-
- not common
- preheat
- pre-
- visit again
- not agree
- misspell
- misjudge
- repaint
- not loyal
- judge wrongly
- unlucky
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