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 kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 3.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 12.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 14.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 28.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 29.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 34.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
Answer key
- unkind
- not allow
- count wrongly
- un-
- not usual
- not fair
- not equal
- re-
- disagree
- misuse
- preheat
- miscount
- open again
- not respect
- view before
- uncommon
- lead wrongly
- not loyal
- pre-
- disrespect
- dis-
- use wrongly
- misjudge
- not agree
- not obey
- reuse
- check again
- mis-
- use again
- discontinue
- unusual
- play again
- heat again
- not honest
- behave wrongly
- unsafe
- repaint
- not kind
- untidy
- reopen
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