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 “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
Answer key
- re-
- mislead
- heat before
- pre-
- place wrongly
- mis-
- not tidy
- not well
- dis-
- heat again
- un-
- use wrongly
- paint again
- judge wrongly
- unhappy
- not allow
- fill again
- write again
- not safe
- mishear
- not kind
- misjudge
- unfair
- not equal
- lead wrongly
- discontinue
- recheck
- reheat
- misuse
- behave wrongly
- count wrongly
- unlucky
- use again
- reopen
- not fair
- not continue
- hear wrongly
- reuse
- repaint
- unsafe
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