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) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 5.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 9.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 19.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 25.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 27.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) precook
- 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 31.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) prekind
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
Answer key
- mis-
- pre-
- un-
- mishear
- not fair
- join again
- disloyal
- open again
- not well
- re-
- not clear
- reuse
- not safe
- visit again
- unfair
- pay before
- not usual
- spell wrongly
- misspell
- not equal
- not lucky
- dis-
- discontinue
- misjudge
- unequal
- view before
- precook
- paint again
- check again
- prejudge
- miscount
- lead wrongly
- prepay
- rewrite
- misbehave
- revisit
- read wrongly
- not continue
- unkind
- not honest
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