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 “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
- 3.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 6.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 17.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 21.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 22.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
- 26.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 27.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 28.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) not tell
- 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 31.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 37.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
Answer key
- mis-
- revisit
- disloyal
- dis-
- retell
- place wrongly
- refill
- not well
- not usual
- disobey
- not loyal
- not common
- play again
- un-
- not lucky
- write again
- uncommon
- misbehave
- not honest
- re-
- hear wrongly
- join again
- not agree
- dishonest
- rebuild
- preheat
- not kind
- not safe
- tell again
- mislead
- pay before
- not obey
- visit again
- misread
- not clear
- recheck
- reheat
- use again
- unequal
- rewrite
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