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 “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 2.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
- 3.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 4.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 9.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 10.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 16.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 21.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
- 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 26.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 28.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 37.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) distell (d) retell
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 40.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
Answer key
- not lucky
- reopen
- play again
- miscount
- unusual
- not clear
- disloyal
- dis-
- not loyal
- not obey
- prepay
- replay
- un-
- disallow
- not usual
- unlucky
- mis-
- unclear
- re-
- reheat
- heat again
- repaint
- not kind
- pre-
- place wrongly
- understand wrongly
- use wrongly
- visit again
- disagree
- unequal
- reuse
- recheck
- heat before
- open again
- misbehave
- disrespect
- retell
- check again
- mishear
- unhappy
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