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) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 3.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 4.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 12.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 17.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 30.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 35.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 36.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 40.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
Answer key
- un-
- read wrongly
- prepay
- disagree
- pay before
- pre-
- unsafe
- re-
- use again
- dis-
- open again
- reheat
- heat before
- build again
- not obey
- paint again
- uncommon
- understand wrongly
- not fair
- misunderstand
- mis-
- not well
- recheck
- not lucky
- misuse
- visit again
- unclear
- hear wrongly
- disobey
- misspell
- misbehave
- unlucky
- preheat
- mishear
- disrespect
- misplace
- not happy
- play again
- write again
- unkind
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