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) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 4.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 5.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 6.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 7.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 12.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 21.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 26.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
Answer key
- re-
- mis-
- not equal
- unhappy
- mislead
- repaint
- unkind
- dis-
- not lucky
- disagree
- not honest
- mishear
- understand wrongly
- reheat
- not respect
- prejudge
- un-
- use again
- place wrongly
- uncommon
- heat again
- not clear
- preview
- disloyal
- not kind
- rejoin
- refill
- pre-
- view before
- pay before
- preheat
- unclear
- unequal
- paint again
- disobey
- misbehave
- unsafe
- untidy
- write again
- hear wrongly
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