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 safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 6.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) prebehave
- 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 19.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 21.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 22.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 25.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 26.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
- 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
- 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read again
- 30.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 31.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place before
- 34.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) misread (d) preread
- 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 38.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
Answer key
- unsafe
- not usual
- open again
- pre-
- not allow
- revisit
- mis-
- not well
- write again
- check again
- un-
- unlucky
- dis-
- count wrongly
- uncommon
- re-
- misbehave
- unhappy
- understand wrongly
- heat again
- reheat
- join again
- untidy
- miscount
- pay before
- repaint
- replay
- preheat
- read wrongly
- misjudge
- preview
- not obey
- place wrongly
- lead wrongly
- not kind
- misread
- hear wrongly
- rebuild
- discontinue
- build again
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