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 common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 9.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 14.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) dislead
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 17.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 19.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) disview
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 25.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 32.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 33.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
Answer key
- uncommon
- re-
- reopen
- join again
- retell
- mis-
- dis-
- unclear
- heat before
- not agree
- pre-
- not safe
- disobey
- revisit
- mislead
- unfair
- play again
- heat again
- prepay
- un-
- rebuild
- unusual
- preview
- recheck
- unequal
- not usual
- preheat
- spell wrongly
- not common
- hear wrongly
- not obey
- check again
- unlucky
- not clear
- paint again
- build again
- not well
- not allow
- disallow
- fill again
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