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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 16.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 17.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 19.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 20.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) preread
- 23.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 26.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 28.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 30.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) dispay
- 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 36.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) unspell
- 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
Answer key
- dis-
- not lucky
- re-
- mislead
- un-
- reopen
- dishonest
- not fair
- not respect
- pre-
- discontinue
- unclear
- not allow
- not happy
- unsafe
- disallow
- tell again
- read wrongly
- refill
- misbehave
- misuse
- misread
- disrespect
- use again
- unfair
- uncommon
- disobey
- not loyal
- misunderstand
- misplace
- not tidy
- prepay
- mis-
- judge before
- paint again
- misspell
- disagree
- fill again
- unkind
- mishear
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