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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
- 16.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 18.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) uncount
- 19.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 24.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 28.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 29.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) prespell
- 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 31.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 32.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 33.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 35.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
Answer key
- un-
- dis-
- not safe
- view before
- not common
- preheat
- mis-
- re-
- not tidy
- fill again
- disallow
- judge wrongly
- untidy
- join again
- unhappy
- place wrongly
- disobey
- miscount
- mishear
- dishonest
- not lucky
- pre-
- heat before
- heat again
- not happy
- prejudge
- mislead
- revisit
- misspell
- refill
- disloyal
- disrespect
- unlucky
- not kind
- spell wrongly
- misjudge
- unclear
- preview
- not allow
- unequal
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