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 word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 2.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) prekind
- 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 4.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) miscommon
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) unagree
- 9.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 12.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) review
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 17.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 18.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 40.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
Answer key
- untidy
- unkind
- not honest
- hear wrongly
- judge wrongly
- re-
- uncommon
- disagree
- revisit
- not well
- paint again
- preview
- not loyal
- misuse
- unusual
- tell again
- open again
- reopen
- mis-
- dis-
- misjudge
- pre-
- not obey
- visit again
- un-
- judge before
- not respect
- write again
- discontinue
- not equal
- unlucky
- not kind
- unclear
- unsafe
- precook
- unequal
- unfair
- not safe
- spell wrongly
- pay before
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