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 “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 11.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 14.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 18.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 20.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 21.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) rehear
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 39.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
Answer key
- pre-
- re-
- dis-
- un-
- open again
- not safe
- not clear
- hear wrongly
- unfair
- not well
- replay
- mis-
- visit again
- tell again
- disloyal
- not usual
- unclear
- unsafe
- rewrite
- not continue
- not tidy
- build again
- not allow
- mishear
- heat again
- play again
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- not equal
- reopen
- view before
- reheat
- uncommon
- prepay
- misjudge
- fill again
- disallow
- misunderstand
- mislead
- unlucky
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