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 “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 4.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 5.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) unspell
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 19.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 20.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
- 23.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 27.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) misview (d) unview
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 33.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
- 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
Answer key
- count wrongly
- not clear
- unusual
- disloyal
- miscount
- pre-
- not fair
- mis-
- not tidy
- dis-
- lead wrongly
- misspell
- spell wrongly
- re-
- precook
- view before
- not usual
- not loyal
- use wrongly
- check again
- not agree
- repaint
- prepay
- heat before
- not common
- visit again
- play again
- preview
- mislead
- not equal
- cook before
- disallow
- misunderstand
- misbehave
- un-
- rebuild
- unlucky
- not honest
- unclear
- reheat
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