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) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 3.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) read before (d) not read
- 11.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) disspell
- 13.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) review (d) unview
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 26.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 38.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) dispay
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
Answer key
- un-
- not equal
- count wrongly
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- misunderstand
- pre-
- view before
- untidy
- read wrongly
- not lucky
- misspell
- disloyal
- re-
- unclear
- not fair
- preview
- dis-
- build again
- not agree
- misuse
- not well
- behave wrongly
- not kind
- not safe
- heat again
- unequal
- not usual
- not happy
- unkind
- understand wrongly
- not allow
- visit again
- not obey
- miscount
- revisit
- uncommon
- use wrongly
- prepay
- not clear
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