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) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 3.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 13.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 21.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
- 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
- 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
Answer key
- mis-
- not usual
- misspell
- misuse
- un-
- not clear
- pre-
- disallow
- not equal
- re-
- count wrongly
- view before
- replay
- visit again
- place wrongly
- not agree
- understand wrongly
- unfair
- heat before
- use again
- read wrongly
- not loyal
- not kind
- unwell
- revisit
- join again
- dis-
- repaint
- not obey
- rejoin
- build again
- not honest
- play again
- disrespect
- uncommon
- unsafe
- preview
- judge wrongly
- unhappy
- untidy
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