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) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 4.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 11.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 12.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
- 20.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
- 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 24.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) preread (d) unread
- 27.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open again (d) open before
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 36.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
- 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) rehear
Answer key
- dis-
- mis-
- uncommon
- miscount
- pre-
- re-
- not lucky
- un-
- reheat
- not common
- not safe
- read wrongly
- judge wrongly
- reopen
- disagree
- not kind
- join again
- disloyal
- rejoin
- reuse
- unusual
- unequal
- view before
- misunderstand
- fill again
- misread
- misbehave
- cook before
- open again
- rebuild
- unsafe
- not happy
- not obey
- heat again
- pay before
- lead wrongly
- not loyal
- unclear
- untidy
- mishear
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