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 “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 11.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 14.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 17.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) relead
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 31.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 38.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
Answer key
- mis-
- uncommon
- re-
- behave wrongly
- rewrite
- pre-
- misbehave
- unusual
- heat again
- rebuild
- precook
- un-
- repaint
- disagree
- tell again
- not lucky
- reuse
- not clear
- mislead
- not honest
- reopen
- place wrongly
- unequal
- not agree
- unkind
- spell wrongly
- miscount
- use again
- untidy
- build again
- revisit
- dis-
- fill again
- not loyal
- read wrongly
- use wrongly
- judge before
- discontinue
- unhappy
- not fair
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