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) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) distell
- 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 30.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 33.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 37.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 38.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
Answer key
- pre-
- un-
- check again
- prepay
- re-
- not obey
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- not happy
- not lucky
- uncommon
- rebuild
- mishear
- unwell
- retell
- heat before
- not usual
- unusual
- paint again
- unfair
- misplace
- not fair
- heat again
- judge before
- use again
- not equal
- refill
- dis-
- not clear
- untidy
- replay
- understand wrongly
- not allow
- unsafe
- use wrongly
- reuse
- behave wrongly
- unequal
- lead wrongly
- preview
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