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) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 5.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 6.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 7.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 12.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 32.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
- 34.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read again (d) read before
- 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
Answer key
- pre-
- mis-
- mislead
- not lucky
- uncommon
- disloyal
- not respect
- paint again
- pay before
- hear wrongly
- not happy
- untidy
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- build again
- not obey
- not fair
- re-
- not clear
- rewrite
- dis-
- reopen
- heat again
- check again
- rebuild
- cook before
- not usual
- misjudge
- open again
- unequal
- visit again
- miscount
- not common
- play again
- misuse
- read wrongly
- heat before
- revisit
- disallow
- disobey
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