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 happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 11.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) discook
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 33.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
Answer key
- unhappy
- understand wrongly
- reopen
- not agree
- not common
- re-
- heat again
- rewrite
- not lucky
- not safe
- refill
- un-
- misread
- judge wrongly
- unclear
- uncommon
- mis-
- misbehave
- rebuild
- unlucky
- revisit
- lead wrongly
- recheck
- prepay
- play again
- precook
- not clear
- dis-
- not well
- pre-
- place wrongly
- unsafe
- not honest
- misjudge
- count wrongly
- unwell
- not continue
- judge before
- prejudge
- disallow
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