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.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 2.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 6.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) not play (d) play again
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
- 20.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 22.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
- 27.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 31.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
- 35.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
Answer key
- not equal
- unusual
- misuse
- not lucky
- uncommon
- play again
- paint again
- reopen
- discontinue
- not continue
- lead wrongly
- build again
- not well
- un-
- behave wrongly
- pre-
- fill again
- recheck
- rewrite
- misbehave
- unwell
- revisit
- unfair
- untidy
- heat again
- replay
- open again
- not tidy
- mis-
- dis-
- disloyal
- not kind
- rejoin
- disrespect
- re-
- use wrongly
- disobey
- unlucky
- misunderstand
- reheat
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