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 “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 8.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 12.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 13.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
- 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 21.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 26.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 28.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) mistidy
- 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) mishonest
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 35.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) preview (d) unview
- 37.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) untell
- 40.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
Answer key
- fill again
- not common
- misplace
- reheat
- un-
- not usual
- open again
- disloyal
- not respect
- mis-
- rejoin
- not fair
- revisit
- recheck
- rewrite
- place wrongly
- not continue
- pre-
- re-
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- unequal
- dis-
- not well
- not obey
- behave wrongly
- check again
- not safe
- untidy
- precook
- unusual
- dishonest
- reopen
- unwell
- not happy
- preview
- visit again
- misuse
- retell
- unhappy
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