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) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 6.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 8.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 9.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
- 11.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 13.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 16.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 21.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 27.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
- 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 34.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 36.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 38.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
Answer key
- pre-
- not common
- not tidy
- not safe
- unsafe
- mislead
- not obey
- not kind
- read wrongly
- discontinue
- paint again
- reopen
- unclear
- reheat
- spell wrongly
- repaint
- not usual
- uncommon
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- rewrite
- un-
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- unusual
- untidy
- dishonest
- disobey
- unwell
- open again
- not clear
- join again
- not lucky
- play again
- unequal
- unlucky
- preview
- tell again
- not equal
- disloyal
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