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 word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 8.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
- 9.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) displace
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) discount
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 25.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
- 26.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 37.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
Answer key
- unkind
- disloyal
- re-
- disrespect
- not clear
- disagree
- behave wrongly
- misbehave
- misplace
- pre-
- misuse
- play again
- not usual
- mis-
- miscount
- write again
- misjudge
- not common
- untidy
- dis-
- un-
- count wrongly
- misspell
- disobey
- retell
- refill
- pay before
- spell wrongly
- visit again
- cook before
- paint again
- dishonest
- not continue
- not fair
- check again
- not happy
- build again
- heat before
- unusual
- unequal
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