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 “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 5.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 8.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) preplace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 28.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 29.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
Answer key
- not usual
- pre-
- mishear
- prejudge
- rejoin
- dis-
- unhappy
- unlucky
- re-
- preheat
- misbehave
- disobey
- not safe
- refill
- dishonest
- not common
- unwell
- mislead
- misplace
- unclear
- not respect
- not fair
- unfair
- mis-
- misuse
- misjudge
- tell again
- place wrongly
- rebuild
- view before
- disrespect
- play again
- unsafe
- not happy
- not allow
- unkind
- un-
- visit again
- unequal
- not equal
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