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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 8.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 9.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
- 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 13.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 14.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 36.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 37.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) distell
- 38.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
Answer key
- mis-
- not safe
- not well
- mishear
- pre-
- build again
- dis-
- precook
- uncommon
- write again
- un-
- refill
- rejoin
- unfair
- tell again
- misbehave
- not obey
- rebuild
- not fair
- discontinue
- untidy
- visit again
- count wrongly
- use again
- disobey
- replay
- not happy
- not common
- misjudge
- not honest
- not tidy
- judge before
- not loyal
- misuse
- miscount
- join again
- retell
- spell wrongly
- dishonest
- misplace
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