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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) miswrite
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 30.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 32.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 37.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) misread (d) unread
- 40.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
Answer key
- dis-
- rewrite
- not tidy
- re-
- visit again
- not obey
- not clear
- not loyal
- mis-
- pre-
- unequal
- judge wrongly
- un-
- place wrongly
- reheat
- mislead
- prepay
- not lucky
- write again
- misuse
- preheat
- mishear
- uncommon
- not well
- join again
- read wrongly
- prejudge
- not kind
- unlucky
- not safe
- disagree
- not honest
- replay
- heat again
- use wrongly
- unsafe
- fill again
- cook before
- misread
- unhappy
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