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 “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 9.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 10.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 12.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 26.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) mistidy
- 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) dislead
Answer key
- re-
- place wrongly
- misplace
- unusual
- dis-
- mis-
- pre-
- prejudge
- not well
- use wrongly
- preview
- unsafe
- not common
- reheat
- un-
- lead wrongly
- view before
- unfair
- disloyal
- not fair
- recheck
- tell again
- misunderstand
- not safe
- disobey
- pay before
- rebuild
- reopen
- not loyal
- unclear
- prepay
- join again
- unwell
- rewrite
- fill again
- not kind
- disrespect
- not tidy
- untidy
- mislead
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