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 word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 2.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 10.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 12.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 13.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 17.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 31.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 32.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
- 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 35.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
Answer key
- unusual
- unfair
- dis-
- dishonest
- preheat
- unkind
- not continue
- re-
- not usual
- not respect
- misplace
- prepay
- revisit
- heat again
- mis-
- not safe
- count wrongly
- disobey
- not obey
- disallow
- misuse
- not fair
- fill again
- pre-
- miscount
- preview
- unhappy
- disloyal
- un-
- not equal
- read wrongly
- replay
- misspell
- spell wrongly
- not happy
- open again
- check again
- reuse
- join again
- not clear
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