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 clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
- 2.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
- 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 15.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
- 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 17.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 20.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 21.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 28.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 31.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 37.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 38.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
Answer key
- unclear
- dishonest
- not usual
- dis-
- un-
- lead wrongly
- mis-
- disagree
- unusual
- re-
- hear wrongly
- pre-
- not well
- misread
- disrespect
- not tidy
- prejudge
- mishear
- not respect
- not obey
- uncommon
- reheat
- use again
- preview
- unsafe
- build again
- refill
- misbehave
- mislead
- open again
- heat again
- not safe
- pay before
- not agree
- not lucky
- revisit
- visit again
- rebuild
- place wrongly
- unwell
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