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.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 2.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 26.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 28.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) prefair
Answer key
- join again
- mishear
- mis-
- disloyal
- rewrite
- pay before
- un-
- unequal
- dis-
- use again
- paint again
- not happy
- pre-
- understand wrongly
- untidy
- prejudge
- unclear
- play again
- re-
- heat again
- lead wrongly
- unkind
- unlucky
- disallow
- not safe
- refill
- unwell
- use wrongly
- visit again
- not clear
- not fair
- fill again
- preheat
- reopen
- not lucky
- not loyal
- discontinue
- not common
- reuse
- unfair
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