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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 13.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 15.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 19.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 23.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) pretidy
- 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 26.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 29.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 35.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 38.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
Answer key
- not common
- dis-
- not well
- un-
- not honest
- recheck
- re-
- heat again
- hear wrongly
- not fair
- pre-
- lead wrongly
- use wrongly
- not allow
- not kind
- not equal
- mis-
- misbehave
- unsafe
- tell again
- preheat
- place wrongly
- untidy
- misplace
- not loyal
- check again
- not tidy
- unhappy
- fill again
- judge before
- unkind
- not obey
- use again
- unwell
- spell wrongly
- build again
- not happy
- repaint
- join again
- rebuild
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