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) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 4.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 6.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
- 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) displace
- 12.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 16.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 17.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 31.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
Answer key
- dishonest
- mis-
- reopen
- not happy
- not honest
- revisit
- unsafe
- un-
- not lucky
- dis-
- misplace
- disloyal
- pre-
- hear wrongly
- preview
- cook before
- untidy
- not common
- disagree
- unfair
- understand wrongly
- not loyal
- use wrongly
- miscount
- not kind
- misuse
- not respect
- not fair
- repaint
- prejudge
- not allow
- re-
- misbehave
- rejoin
- discontinue
- write again
- unclear
- check again
- not well
- misjudge
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