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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 2.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 9.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 17.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 24.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) misfair
- 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) precount
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
Answer key
- not safe
- not fair
- not loyal
- dis-
- re-
- unwell
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- behave wrongly
- misread
- rewrite
- cook before
- mis-
- un-
- judge before
- not continue
- recheck
- use again
- hear wrongly
- view before
- not lucky
- not kind
- write again
- not common
- open again
- prejudge
- disobey
- heat again
- build again
- precook
- unfair
- misunderstand
- uncommon
- rejoin
- refill
- disloyal
- miscount
- misuse
- read wrongly
- not usual
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