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 “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 4.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 10.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 15.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 16.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 23.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 25.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
Answer key
- not usual
- dis-
- not tidy
- not allow
- pre-
- lead wrongly
- mis-
- not fair
- place wrongly
- revisit
- recheck
- heat before
- unlucky
- judge before
- misspell
- prepay
- unwell
- replay
- dishonest
- unhappy
- un-
- re-
- reuse
- not obey
- rewrite
- not continue
- not safe
- retell
- not clear
- fill again
- count wrongly
- discontinue
- rebuild
- misplace
- build again
- prejudge
- check again
- misbehave
- join again
- paint again
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