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) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 3.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 5.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
- 6.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 8.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 17.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 30.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 39.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
Answer key
- mis-
- read wrongly
- visit again
- not loyal
- disrespect
- rewrite
- hear wrongly
- judge before
- re-
- unhappy
- dis-
- pre-
- not agree
- fill again
- not lucky
- untidy
- replay
- open again
- reuse
- not allow
- revisit
- not kind
- behave wrongly
- spell wrongly
- un-
- unclear
- refill
- unequal
- not common
- misbehave
- not happy
- not continue
- unsafe
- not well
- reopen
- mishear
- not obey
- use again
- not honest
- heat again
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