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) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 6.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) distell (d) mistell
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 11.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 27.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 33.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
Answer key
- re-
- not safe
- pay before
- dis-
- recheck
- retell
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- reopen
- preheat
- unusual
- unequal
- unwell
- un-
- not happy
- misplace
- unclear
- fill again
- hear wrongly
- not allow
- not common
- not equal
- not obey
- heat before
- join again
- write again
- misjudge
- not respect
- heat again
- judge wrongly
- not agree
- pre-
- untidy
- disagree
- behave wrongly
- uncommon
- misunderstand
- use wrongly
- unlucky
- not honest
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