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.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 8.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) prekind
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) disread (d) unread
- 22.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 32.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
Answer key
- unhappy
- pre-
- not equal
- place wrongly
- rewrite
- re-
- not lucky
- reuse
- judge wrongly
- misjudge
- not fair
- un-
- dis-
- paint again
- play again
- unkind
- mis-
- not usual
- read wrongly
- spell wrongly
- misread
- not clear
- preheat
- unsafe
- heat again
- unlucky
- reopen
- prejudge
- misplace
- behave wrongly
- open again
- view before
- precook
- untidy
- mislead
- refill
- prepay
- dishonest
- not agree
- discontinue
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