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 “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 2.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 6.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 7.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 15.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 17.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 25.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 26.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
- 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 30.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) rewell
Answer key
- not honest
- unlucky
- disobey
- place wrongly
- unfair
- view before
- repaint
- mis-
- not safe
- recheck
- un-
- pre-
- dis-
- misplace
- prepay
- untidy
- reuse
- play again
- retell
- unequal
- not continue
- not usual
- discontinue
- misread
- write again
- unhappy
- reopen
- rejoin
- build again
- heat again
- uncommon
- pay before
- re-
- preview
- unclear
- not lucky
- use wrongly
- not equal
- tell again
- unwell
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