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 “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 2.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 4.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
- 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 34.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 35.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
- 38.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
- 39.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
Answer key
- misplace
- discontinue
- not safe
- uncommon
- precook
- not fair
- not loyal
- not well
- pre-
- not agree
- spell wrongly
- play again
- mis-
- re-
- dis-
- check again
- cook before
- not happy
- unhappy
- revisit
- un-
- unsafe
- misunderstand
- judge wrongly
- unkind
- visit again
- rejoin
- not usual
- join again
- dishonest
- misuse
- judge before
- not common
- not honest
- not continue
- not equal
- disobey
- repaint
- not obey
- not kind
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