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) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 2.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 8.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 10.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) precount
- 11.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 17.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 32.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 33.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 39.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
Answer key
- unsafe
- disagree
- prejudge
- dis-
- mis-
- mislead
- dishonest
- unlucky
- not fair
- miscount
- use wrongly
- reopen
- un-
- unusual
- not lucky
- not obey
- not honest
- not usual
- re-
- not tidy
- not continue
- not safe
- misuse
- reuse
- judge wrongly
- not happy
- unhappy
- heat before
- disobey
- pre-
- hear wrongly
- rewrite
- not kind
- fill again
- place wrongly
- not common
- recheck
- disallow
- misspell
- cook before
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