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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 3.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 19.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 25.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 27.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 28.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 32.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 37.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
Answer key
- not happy
- not obey
- precook
- mis-
- lead wrongly
- recheck
- open again
- use again
- pre-
- untidy
- un-
- dis-
- misplace
- not agree
- discontinue
- unequal
- cook before
- unkind
- repaint
- not well
- re-
- misread
- read wrongly
- misbehave
- not respect
- misjudge
- play again
- unclear
- replay
- disobey
- heat before
- reopen
- join again
- unsafe
- mislead
- heat again
- behave wrongly
- not continue
- unusual
- count wrongly
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