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) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 8.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 10.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 12.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
- 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 24.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 26.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 36.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 37.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
Answer key
- dis-
- not lucky
- paint again
- discontinue
- open again
- not obey
- not agree
- not respect
- view before
- reopen
- hear wrongly
- mislead
- re-
- disloyal
- use wrongly
- disobey
- un-
- unsafe
- build again
- pre-
- disagree
- not clear
- count wrongly
- preheat
- mis-
- disrespect
- miscount
- not fair
- unkind
- unequal
- not continue
- unhappy
- not loyal
- retell
- not kind
- not well
- unusual
- dishonest
- not common
- behave wrongly
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