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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 6.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 7.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 11.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 15.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 31.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 39.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) refair
Answer key
- un-
- pre-
- re-
- mis-
- untidy
- place wrongly
- lead wrongly
- fill again
- unhappy
- not safe
- misread
- unkind
- hear wrongly
- disloyal
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- misjudge
- rebuild
- unusual
- open again
- count wrongly
- unclear
- disallow
- not kind
- heat again
- write again
- rejoin
- read wrongly
- not honest
- miscount
- check again
- discontinue
- unequal
- not clear
- prejudge
- uncommon
- disrespect
- not respect
- judge wrongly
- unfair
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