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 well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 13.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 25.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 35.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 38.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
Answer key
- unwell
- reuse
- revisit
- re-
- untidy
- not honest
- pay before
- miscount
- reheat
- dis-
- unhappy
- not safe
- misunderstand
- not lucky
- judge before
- not clear
- mis-
- disobey
- pre-
- not agree
- dishonest
- write again
- un-
- not well
- not allow
- cook before
- rejoin
- use again
- build again
- heat before
- unfair
- not usual
- recheck
- prejudge
- disloyal
- behave wrongly
- disagree
- unkind
- view before
- paint again
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