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 “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 17.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 19.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 22.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) review (d) preview
- 24.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) display
- 29.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 34.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 35.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
Answer key
- misread
- rebuild
- dis-
- unsafe
- mis-
- unlucky
- pre-
- pay before
- prejudge
- unfair
- repaint
- not happy
- re-
- fill again
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- recheck
- not honest
- misjudge
- retell
- unhappy
- precook
- preview
- not continue
- misunderstand
- visit again
- not loyal
- replay
- uncommon
- not well
- not fair
- reheat
- un-
- view before
- tell again
- reopen
- disloyal
- not kind
- count wrongly
- revisit
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