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 “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 10.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) uncount
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 17.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 28.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 29.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
Answer key
- re-
- pay before
- pre-
- misplace
- fill again
- uncommon
- not continue
- untidy
- unsafe
- miscount
- unhappy
- not loyal
- mis-
- tell again
- un-
- misspell
- not lucky
- not happy
- disagree
- unclear
- not equal
- discontinue
- not common
- spell wrongly
- open again
- revisit
- build again
- place wrongly
- preheat
- reheat
- not respect
- unfair
- replay
- not agree
- dis-
- read wrongly
- use wrongly
- prepay
- reuse
- not clear
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