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 “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 3.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 4.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 12.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 16.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
- 24.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 28.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) reread (d) misread
- 35.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
Answer key
- not clear
- disloyal
- dishonest
- precook
- re-
- pre-
- unfair
- count wrongly
- un-
- pay before
- dis-
- not fair
- cook before
- mis-
- not common
- visit again
- unhappy
- heat before
- not allow
- fill again
- misplace
- unsafe
- unclear
- reheat
- revisit
- prejudge
- behave wrongly
- not safe
- not happy
- hear wrongly
- unlucky
- misspell
- check again
- misread
- not obey
- not loyal
- not well
- not agree
- use wrongly
- understand wrongly
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