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 “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 18.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 22.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) distell (c) pretell (d) untell
- 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 31.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) relead
Answer key
- revisit
- re-
- not lucky
- not honest
- unhappy
- spell wrongly
- mis-
- pre-
- unlucky
- un-
- dis-
- not safe
- unwell
- not usual
- misjudge
- not fair
- misplace
- hear wrongly
- read wrongly
- misuse
- not allow
- understand wrongly
- not obey
- pay before
- check again
- not continue
- disobey
- retell
- use again
- not clear
- misspell
- not kind
- unfair
- open again
- miscount
- rebuild
- not agree
- not common
- preheat
- mislead
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