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 “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 5.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 11.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 16.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) distell
- 17.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 23.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 24.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 29.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
- 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
- 34.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 37.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
- 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
Answer key
- misplace
- mis-
- unsafe
- paint again
- not allow
- not safe
- pay before
- pre-
- unfair
- prepay
- unusual
- re-
- un-
- build again
- lead wrongly
- retell
- not common
- dis-
- not clear
- judge wrongly
- check again
- misjudge
- rewrite
- rebuild
- not kind
- not lucky
- mislead
- not usual
- not respect
- unlucky
- unhappy
- play again
- disloyal
- unkind
- not equal
- dishonest
- misread
- use wrongly
- place wrongly
- unclear
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