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 word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 10.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 11.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 12.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 17.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) review (d) disview
- 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
Answer key
- replay
- un-
- paint again
- disobey
- unfair
- unsafe
- pre-
- mislead
- unhappy
- not respect
- misspell
- disallow
- misuse
- unclear
- mis-
- not agree
- revisit
- uncommon
- not well
- hear wrongly
- lead wrongly
- behave wrongly
- rejoin
- unwell
- not kind
- untidy
- reheat
- not continue
- re-
- use wrongly
- disagree
- preview
- read wrongly
- not happy
- place wrongly
- play again
- repaint
- open again
- rewrite
- mishear
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