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 “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 4.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) review
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 7.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 11.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 12.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 18.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) recook (c) discook (d) precook
- 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 28.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 30.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) not tell
- 31.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 37.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
Answer key
- not equal
- pre-
- dis-
- preview
- unusual
- unequal
- rewrite
- not tidy
- join again
- mishear
- count wrongly
- heat before
- un-
- uncommon
- judge before
- mis-
- miscount
- disallow
- precook
- re-
- not well
- read wrongly
- misunderstand
- use again
- fill again
- unfair
- reopen
- refill
- open again
- tell again
- untidy
- not obey
- dishonest
- discontinue
- play again
- not happy
- pay before
- behave wrongly
- misbehave
- not fair
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