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) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 8.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 10.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 15.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
- 16.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 23.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) place again (d) not place
- 25.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
- 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 32.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) precook
- 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 40.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
Answer key
- pre-
- not common
- unclear
- un-
- reheat
- unusual
- view before
- not kind
- play again
- not loyal
- not equal
- re-
- dis-
- unequal
- misread
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- misjudge
- visit again
- not honest
- replay
- not obey
- dishonest
- place wrongly
- rejoin
- unwell
- unkind
- not allow
- repaint
- preview
- recheck
- check again
- not tidy
- precook
- not safe
- not clear
- disloyal
- fill again
- not happy
- write again
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