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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 7.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 14.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 18.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 21.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 23.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 34.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 37.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) not tell
Answer key
- mis-
- re-
- un-
- dis-
- unlucky
- not fair
- prejudge
- use again
- reheat
- unhappy
- not agree
- dishonest
- play again
- preview
- preheat
- pre-
- not well
- lead wrongly
- view before
- heat again
- disloyal
- unfair
- prepay
- unwell
- open again
- not obey
- cook before
- write again
- disallow
- not common
- not clear
- unsafe
- not lucky
- join again
- place wrongly
- not continue
- not kind
- heat before
- discontinue
- tell again
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