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.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 2.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 11.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 12.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 13.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) displace
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 30.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 32.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 37.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 39.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) recommon
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
Answer key
- not tidy
- not agree
- not fair
- pre-
- count wrongly
- not usual
- re-
- mis-
- not honest
- recheck
- not lucky
- paint again
- revisit
- unclear
- un-
- pay before
- not clear
- unequal
- unfair
- not common
- misplace
- unusual
- prejudge
- misjudge
- not well
- hear wrongly
- not respect
- dis-
- not kind
- disrespect
- visit again
- not loyal
- not happy
- spell wrongly
- mislead
- cook before
- heat again
- misunderstand
- uncommon
- misread
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