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 “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 13.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) misfair
- 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 22.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 30.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 33.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 34.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) misusual
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) disview (c) preview (d) review
Answer key
- pre-
- re-
- mis-
- not honest
- not tidy
- not obey
- untidy
- dis-
- un-
- unequal
- unhappy
- lead wrongly
- reopen
- open again
- unfair
- spell wrongly
- disobey
- rejoin
- mislead
- not common
- unkind
- disloyal
- not equal
- judge wrongly
- rebuild
- disallow
- uncommon
- fill again
- paint again
- unwell
- visit again
- read wrongly
- write again
- play again
- use again
- recheck
- prejudge
- unusual
- not well
- preview
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