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) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 17.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 22.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) misview (d) unview
- 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 24.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 30.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
Answer key
- un-
- not kind
- not tidy
- play again
- pre-
- re-
- unwell
- dis-
- mis-
- reuse
- not obey
- discontinue
- miscount
- rewrite
- not loyal
- view before
- use again
- not respect
- open again
- not honest
- misuse
- preview
- recheck
- misspell
- judge before
- paint again
- not agree
- disallow
- not lucky
- unusual
- reheat
- join again
- hear wrongly
- not fair
- replay
- write again
- judge wrongly
- behave wrongly
- visit again
- unlucky
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