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 “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 7.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 12.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 13.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 14.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 24.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 29.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
- 31.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 32.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) mistidy
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 37.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 38.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
Answer key
- mishear
- dis-
- count wrongly
- unlucky
- mis-
- heat before
- not happy
- re-
- not agree
- not well
- rewrite
- not fair
- unclear
- write again
- pre-
- un-
- fill again
- use again
- open again
- unwell
- recheck
- discontinue
- not lucky
- precook
- lead wrongly
- use wrongly
- unkind
- join again
- uncommon
- disloyal
- heat again
- refill
- not respect
- untidy
- not usual
- misuse
- place wrongly
- paint again
- unsafe
- not honest
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