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 “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 5.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 12.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
- 17.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 21.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 24.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
Answer key
- reheat
- lead wrongly
- uncommon
- unsafe
- refill
- mis-
- not agree
- un-
- dis-
- place wrongly
- tell again
- disloyal
- mishear
- pre-
- understand wrongly
- reopen
- precook
- re-
- unfair
- not lucky
- open again
- not usual
- unwell
- disallow
- disobey
- misplace
- not loyal
- replay
- not fair
- play again
- unlucky
- not happy
- dishonest
- judge before
- misbehave
- repaint
- paint again
- not equal
- not common
- hear wrongly
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