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 word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
- 7.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 16.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 17.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) miscommon
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 24.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 35.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
Answer key
- disagree
- not usual
- pre-
- pay before
- mis-
- unclear
- reopen
- cook before
- unequal
- discontinue
- un-
- spell wrongly
- not allow
- unlucky
- not happy
- repaint
- tell again
- re-
- place wrongly
- unkind
- paint again
- uncommon
- not honest
- not respect
- dis-
- visit again
- unfair
- misplace
- behave wrongly
- not continue
- dishonest
- not equal
- not safe
- not common
- view before
- replay
- not well
- mishear
- use again
- not tidy
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