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 “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 2.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) distell (d) untell
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 8.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 9.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 12.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) dislead
- 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 18.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 20.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 21.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 27.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
Answer key
- mishear
- retell
- re-
- unusual
- not kind
- not equal
- disloyal
- not happy
- unkind
- not well
- visit again
- mislead
- miscount
- mis-
- preview
- unclear
- disallow
- prepay
- unequal
- reuse
- spell wrongly
- not safe
- un-
- pre-
- build again
- dis-
- misbehave
- dishonest
- write again
- hear wrongly
- not honest
- misjudge
- disagree
- judge wrongly
- unfair
- unwell
- not obey
- heat again
- cook before
- use wrongly
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