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.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 15.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) view before
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 26.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 29.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) pretell (d) distell
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
Answer key
- heat again
- check again
- dis-
- re-
- not clear
- not agree
- not fair
- not loyal
- mis-
- misunderstand
- not common
- rebuild
- repaint
- not allow
- revisit
- paint again
- miscount
- pre-
- not kind
- misjudge
- unusual
- unhappy
- view before
- not happy
- not lucky
- pay before
- uncommon
- prepay
- misspell
- unlucky
- mislead
- heat before
- visit again
- unsafe
- refill
- untidy
- disloyal
- not well
- retell
- un-
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