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) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 3.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 4.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) reread
- 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) unplay
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) prehonest
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 28.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) disusual
- 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) preplace
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
Answer key
- dis-
- disrespect
- miscount
- disagree
- misread
- not honest
- unclear
- replay
- paint again
- read wrongly
- rewrite
- pre-
- rebuild
- rejoin
- not continue
- not happy
- not loyal
- count wrongly
- cook before
- mis-
- re-
- misjudge
- misuse
- dishonest
- not safe
- reuse
- not agree
- unusual
- misunderstand
- mishear
- misplace
- unsafe
- not well
- recheck
- play again
- unwell
- un-
- view before
- understand wrongly
- prepay
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