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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 6.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 18.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) miscook
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 37.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
Answer key
- uncommon
- re-
- hear wrongly
- count wrongly
- play again
- fill again
- mis-
- pre-
- un-
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- unclear
- rebuild
- reopen
- use again
- reheat
- pay before
- disallow
- not honest
- unhappy
- dis-
- misspell
- not loyal
- unwell
- revisit
- precook
- paint again
- heat again
- join again
- disloyal
- view before
- prejudge
- not lucky
- unfair
- behave wrongly
- prepay
- preheat
- mislead
- retell
- dishonest
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder