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 word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 16.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 17.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 23.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
- 25.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 27.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
- 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 33.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) rekind
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
Answer key
- unhappy
- un-
- replay
- spell wrongly
- understand wrongly
- mis-
- use wrongly
- not well
- pre-
- unclear
- dis-
- unequal
- re-
- uncommon
- disloyal
- disallow
- judge before
- disagree
- not loyal
- visit again
- not common
- behave wrongly
- untidy
- reopen
- read wrongly
- unlucky
- rewrite
- rejoin
- lead wrongly
- not clear
- build again
- heat again
- not kind
- not lucky
- preheat
- unkind
- not tidy
- not obey
- tell again
- place wrongly
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