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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
- 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) misview (d) unview
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 35.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
Answer key
- not fair
- dis-
- not happy
- spell wrongly
- un-
- re-
- unwell
- play again
- pre-
- not well
- paint again
- hear wrongly
- mis-
- rewrite
- write again
- disagree
- not tidy
- disloyal
- pay before
- refill
- misread
- reuse
- misspell
- join again
- unsafe
- visit again
- tell again
- preview
- not continue
- not kind
- disrespect
- not lucky
- fill again
- not agree
- prepay
- repaint
- not allow
- not equal
- mishear
- misbehave
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