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) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) resafe
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) prewell
- 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 25.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 26.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) misview
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 40.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
Answer key
- dis-
- not lucky
- not honest
- unsafe
- pay before
- unwell
- unlucky
- un-
- not tidy
- mis-
- re-
- disloyal
- not obey
- not equal
- write again
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- pre-
- misunderstand
- not safe
- miscount
- discontinue
- prejudge
- tell again
- not allow
- retell
- unhappy
- unfair
- not usual
- preview
- misplace
- paint again
- count wrongly
- open again
- unkind
- fill again
- not agree
- not happy
- behave wrongly
- play again
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