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) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 3.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
- 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 13.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 25.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
- 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 29.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
Answer key
- dis-
- check again
- misunderstand
- misuse
- rewrite
- unequal
- not safe
- un-
- mishear
- discontinue
- not loyal
- play again
- understand wrongly
- not lucky
- mis-
- count wrongly
- prepay
- pre-
- pay before
- not fair
- reopen
- paint again
- lead wrongly
- unhappy
- not equal
- miscount
- unwell
- unkind
- judge wrongly
- disloyal
- dishonest
- misplace
- rebuild
- open again
- not allow
- recheck
- not agree
- disobey
- precook
- unlucky
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