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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 2.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 5.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) preplace
- 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 11.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 13.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) not well (d) well again
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
Answer key
- not happy
- mishear
- un-
- refill
- reuse
- misplace
- hear wrongly
- re-
- pre-
- discontinue
- unlucky
- not allow
- mislead
- dis-
- not obey
- unwell
- misjudge
- understand wrongly
- paint again
- preview
- fill again
- unsafe
- mis-
- unequal
- not continue
- misuse
- unclear
- write again
- disobey
- pay before
- not usual
- not honest
- spell wrongly
- heat again
- visit again
- judge wrongly
- not well
- judge before
- unhappy
- repaint
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