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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 10.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 12.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 15.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) disread (d) preread
- 16.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 24.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) prekind
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 37.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
Answer key
- mis-
- un-
- re-
- unlucky
- unfair
- not clear
- pre-
- fill again
- view before
- reopen
- hear wrongly
- revisit
- read wrongly
- miscount
- misread
- disloyal
- unusual
- not well
- visit again
- unequal
- use again
- reheat
- mislead
- rebuild
- count wrongly
- preview
- behave wrongly
- not respect
- prejudge
- unkind
- misuse
- disallow
- not obey
- dis-
- not equal
- use wrongly
- understand wrongly
- pay before
- unsafe
- repaint
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