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) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 8.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 18.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 20.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) recount
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 28.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
Answer key
- mis-
- re-
- unkind
- unclear
- not loyal
- dis-
- not safe
- unequal
- pre-
- play again
- cook before
- lead wrongly
- read wrongly
- un-
- reopen
- use wrongly
- misplace
- untidy
- preheat
- miscount
- not well
- disagree
- recheck
- count wrongly
- unlucky
- judge wrongly
- not honest
- pay before
- mislead
- open again
- uncommon
- misread
- unusual
- not allow
- check again
- behave wrongly
- join again
- not happy
- not tidy
- misuse
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