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 safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) review (d) unview
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
- 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 28.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 30.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 35.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
Answer key
- unsafe
- not common
- behave wrongly
- count wrongly
- pre-
- uncommon
- preview
- dis-
- mis-
- build again
- unhappy
- not equal
- not lucky
- judge wrongly
- un-
- pay before
- disobey
- re-
- rebuild
- join again
- paint again
- repaint
- hear wrongly
- miscount
- not kind
- read wrongly
- refill
- not obey
- cook before
- unusual
- play again
- use again
- not usual
- not respect
- heat before
- prepay
- unfair
- fill again
- prejudge
- reopen
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