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) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 5.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
- 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 12.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
- 26.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 32.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 36.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 39.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
- 40.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
Answer key
- dis-
- pre-
- build again
- misuse
- dishonest
- unlucky
- mis-
- rewrite
- place wrongly
- not clear
- not kind
- preheat
- un-
- not agree
- untidy
- write again
- not obey
- not well
- not lucky
- unkind
- use again
- not loyal
- unhappy
- check again
- uncommon
- disloyal
- re-
- not honest
- not fair
- hear wrongly
- visit again
- mishear
- count wrongly
- fill again
- behave wrongly
- heat before
- unwell
- not tidy
- rejoin
- not common
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