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) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 14.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 25.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 27.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
Answer key
- un-
- reopen
- unkind
- unwell
- not kind
- spell wrongly
- not agree
- not clear
- mis-
- not safe
- not common
- not loyal
- dis-
- reuse
- not equal
- read wrongly
- dishonest
- not well
- misuse
- recheck
- re-
- pre-
- paint again
- unusual
- tell again
- not continue
- unsafe
- prejudge
- visit again
- revisit
- rebuild
- write again
- understand wrongly
- not happy
- play again
- repaint
- not lucky
- behave wrongly
- open again
- rewrite
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