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) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
- 3.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 11.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 16.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) precook
- 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) preview (d) unview
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) reclear
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 29.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 37.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
Answer key
- pre-
- miscount
- spell wrongly
- play again
- re-
- mis-
- not loyal
- not clear
- rebuild
- place wrongly
- untidy
- misbehave
- dis-
- fill again
- not agree
- precook
- misplace
- preview
- not well
- un-
- behave wrongly
- use wrongly
- unsafe
- replay
- not continue
- use again
- unclear
- unequal
- misspell
- unlucky
- cook before
- unfair
- not obey
- not common
- not tidy
- not respect
- not kind
- not honest
- visit again
- hear wrongly
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