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 “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) recount
- 2.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
- 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) misusual
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 28.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 31.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) preread
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) preview (d) disview
- 37.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
Answer key
- miscount
- repaint
- judge before
- not lucky
- not honest
- re-
- dishonest
- open again
- judge wrongly
- pre-
- mis-
- write again
- not loyal
- un-
- unsafe
- not common
- dis-
- mishear
- behave wrongly
- play again
- misjudge
- not respect
- unusual
- reopen
- not fair
- paint again
- unclear
- revisit
- not kind
- check again
- not allow
- misread
- heat before
- not safe
- preheat
- preview
- not equal
- rejoin
- retell
- use wrongly
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