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 “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) prefill
- 8.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
- 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 14.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 26.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 32.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
- 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) retell
- 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
Answer key
- pre-
- rebuild
- un-
- re-
- open again
- not tidy
- refill
- not honest
- not agree
- uncommon
- unequal
- count wrongly
- write again
- preview
- behave wrongly
- revisit
- rewrite
- unclear
- not well
- not lucky
- not fair
- mis-
- prejudge
- untidy
- misuse
- misspell
- dis-
- unwell
- visit again
- not kind
- unkind
- unhappy
- retell
- hear wrongly
- unusual
- mishear
- misplace
- judge before
- reuse
- use wrongly
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