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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 3.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 9.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 11.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 14.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 22.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 25.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) reread
- 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) precount (d) discount
- 36.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- mis-
- play again
- dishonest
- unclear
- pre-
- un-
- uncommon
- rewrite
- not common
- misuse
- fill again
- hear wrongly
- not usual
- misbehave
- re-
- not well
- dis-
- unkind
- view before
- not agree
- replay
- retell
- heat before
- not happy
- unfair
- use wrongly
- unequal
- not lucky
- open again
- visit again
- not equal
- not continue
- misread
- unhappy
- miscount
- judge before
- mishear
- untidy
- revisit
- judge wrongly
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