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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 6.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
- 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 17.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) unplay
- 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 21.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) relead
- 23.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 26.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 32.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) misview
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
Answer key
- mis-
- disallow
- not fair
- re-
- recheck
- heat again
- not obey
- reopen
- disobey
- fill again
- not kind
- un-
- spell wrongly
- preheat
- behave wrongly
- not allow
- reuse
- replay
- unequal
- dis-
- use wrongly
- mislead
- misread
- heat before
- revisit
- not tidy
- discontinue
- miscount
- read wrongly
- pre-
- prepay
- misuse
- visit again
- unusual
- not safe
- repaint
- preview
- not usual
- unlucky
- disagree
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