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 “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) reread
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 12.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 15.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 17.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 21.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 27.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
- 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 31.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) prewell
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
Answer key
- rebuild
- un-
- unusual
- pre-
- untidy
- uncommon
- re-
- misread
- dishonest
- mis-
- not safe
- check again
- unclear
- disloyal
- misuse
- not kind
- precook
- understand wrongly
- disallow
- visit again
- read wrongly
- count wrongly
- heat before
- fill again
- revisit
- spell wrongly
- disrespect
- mislead
- preview
- write again
- prejudge
- unwell
- unequal
- not happy
- refill
- view before
- dis-
- misbehave
- unkind
- not agree
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