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) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) precook (d) discook
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 13.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 15.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 16.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 20.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 27.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 28.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 30.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) untell (d) retell
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
Answer key
- dis-
- not happy
- paint again
- mishear
- unusual
- re-
- place wrongly
- un-
- precook
- not tidy
- discontinue
- not lucky
- build again
- mis-
- unwell
- replay
- refill
- open again
- reuse
- untidy
- not honest
- use again
- reheat
- preview
- not equal
- unlucky
- misunderstand
- misuse
- visit again
- retell
- disagree
- pre-
- rebuild
- fill again
- behave wrongly
- disrespect
- disloyal
- lead wrongly
- unsafe
- rewrite
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