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 “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 2.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 11.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 16.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 27.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 38.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
Answer key
- unclear
- uncommon
- not kind
- un-
- unsafe
- preheat
- pre-
- dis-
- re-
- not allow
- judge before
- fill again
- not obey
- reopen
- judge wrongly
- visit again
- not loyal
- mis-
- not common
- rewrite
- paint again
- dishonest
- unusual
- replay
- check again
- misunderstand
- revisit
- open again
- unhappy
- place wrongly
- misplace
- mislead
- mishear
- unlucky
- precook
- recheck
- use wrongly
- understand wrongly
- not fair
- not usual
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