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 lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 12.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 21.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) unspell
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 35.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
Answer key
- unlucky
- unhappy
- revisit
- pre-
- pay before
- un-
- untidy
- not safe
- refill
- re-
- not kind
- miscount
- dis-
- visit again
- not agree
- view before
- judge wrongly
- preview
- not honest
- reopen
- join again
- misspell
- not lucky
- not allow
- not equal
- count wrongly
- use wrongly
- cook before
- build again
- mis-
- not happy
- misplace
- use again
- prepay
- not obey
- uncommon
- paint again
- not continue
- not tidy
- not usual
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