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 honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 2.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 8.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 9.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 10.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) relead
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 19.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 20.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 21.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 36.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
Answer key
- dishonest
- unlucky
- dis-
- place wrongly
- misuse
- disobey
- unhappy
- write again
- preheat
- mislead
- disallow
- unclear
- re-
- build again
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- cook before
- not happy
- unwell
- check again
- visit again
- unkind
- not obey
- reuse
- hear wrongly
- revisit
- not agree
- un-
- pre-
- not usual
- refill
- disagree
- unequal
- not loyal
- not equal
- misunderstand
- not respect
- unfair
- fill again
- count wrongly
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