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 “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 6.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 23.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 24.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 25.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 30.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 31.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 33.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 36.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 38.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
Answer key
- read wrongly
- open again
- re-
- not well
- not safe
- miscount
- un-
- discontinue
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- not equal
- not tidy
- prejudge
- behave wrongly
- unhappy
- not lucky
- not agree
- unfair
- rewrite
- disloyal
- not kind
- check again
- replay
- reheat
- view before
- mis-
- dis-
- hear wrongly
- lead wrongly
- uncommon
- not allow
- unkind
- not fair
- not loyal
- misuse
- misspell
- unsafe
- join again
- not continue
- judge wrongly
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