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 prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 6.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 10.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) distell (d) retell
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 20.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) rerespect
- 32.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 39.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
Answer key
- mis-
- unusual
- re-
- not agree
- untidy
- refill
- disagree
- not obey
- spell wrongly
- paint again
- write again
- dishonest
- pre-
- prepay
- retell
- dis-
- behave wrongly
- cook before
- not safe
- unhappy
- misuse
- un-
- check again
- build again
- count wrongly
- judge wrongly
- mishear
- precook
- not kind
- view before
- disrespect
- reopen
- revisit
- rejoin
- not common
- unsafe
- lead wrongly
- not usual
- not honest
- unlucky
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