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) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 5.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 8.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 10.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 14.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 20.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
- 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 27.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
- 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 37.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
Answer key
- mis-
- rebuild
- not safe
- reheat
- mishear
- pre-
- heat again
- disloyal
- not respect
- paint again
- not honest
- un-
- not common
- repaint
- re-
- not happy
- rejoin
- play again
- fill again
- misplace
- misread
- unhappy
- not loyal
- pay before
- use wrongly
- visit again
- preview
- prepay
- count wrongly
- recheck
- use again
- dishonest
- behave wrongly
- not tidy
- unsafe
- retell
- spell wrongly
- not obey
- unfair
- judge before
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