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) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 6.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 7.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 8.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 9.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 17.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 18.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 24.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 25.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 26.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 29.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 31.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 33.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 34.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 35.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 36.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
Answer key
- mis-
- rebuild
- uncommon
- discontinue
- visit again
- understand wrongly
- prejudge
- not lucky
- fill again
- re-
- unfair
- count wrongly
- pre-
- read wrongly
- not clear
- not equal
- not allow
- retell
- not continue
- un-
- dis-
- unhappy
- hear wrongly
- preheat
- not agree
- pay before
- disobey
- disallow
- unusual
- reheat
- refill
- unkind
- not honest
- disloyal
- disagree
- unlucky
- play again
- not well
- misuse
- build again
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