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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 9.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
- 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 15.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 27.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 28.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
- 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
Answer key
- not loyal
- dis-
- not usual
- view before
- mis-
- play again
- prepay
- re-
- disloyal
- not tidy
- preview
- replay
- recheck
- miscount
- heat again
- unfair
- un-
- not common
- mislead
- unsafe
- pre-
- misunderstand
- not kind
- unusual
- revisit
- not obey
- misuse
- lead wrongly
- open again
- rewrite
- not clear
- pay before
- visit again
- judge wrongly
- rebuild
- use again
- discontinue
- build again
- place wrongly
- retell
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