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 “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
- 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 16.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) disusual
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 20.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) repay
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 31.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
Answer key
- read wrongly
- re-
- not fair
- unlucky
- un-
- revisit
- not common
- disobey
- pre-
- unequal
- cook before
- not happy
- dis-
- not honest
- not agree
- mishear
- unusual
- use wrongly
- fill again
- prepay
- misplace
- paint again
- not safe
- misuse
- recheck
- discontinue
- disloyal
- write again
- heat again
- mis-
- miscount
- play again
- reuse
- not lucky
- unkind
- spell wrongly
- judge wrongly
- heat before
- untidy
- misread
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