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) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 2.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 8.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) preread
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 31.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
Answer key
- dis-
- unsafe
- not safe
- disallow
- not happy
- un-
- not clear
- recheck
- unhappy
- pay before
- pre-
- not obey
- heat before
- reheat
- not agree
- misunderstand
- mis-
- not fair
- not common
- use again
- not well
- refill
- not equal
- misread
- unusual
- play again
- mishear
- read wrongly
- misbehave
- count wrongly
- unclear
- cook before
- not lucky
- re-
- rebuild
- unfair
- not usual
- not tidy
- not loyal
- judge wrongly
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