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 “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) unview (d) misview
- 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 14.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 18.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 20.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
- 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 31.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 32.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 40.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
Answer key
- not kind
- not lucky
- un-
- not continue
- place wrongly
- not equal
- re-
- preview
- rejoin
- pay before
- pre-
- not usual
- not loyal
- revisit
- check again
- not common
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- open again
- unusual
- not respect
- dis-
- behave wrongly
- unsafe
- not tidy
- not obey
- unhappy
- paint again
- visit again
- not fair
- untidy
- build again
- not safe
- replay
- unwell
- disloyal
- heat before
- misbehave
- prejudge
- write again
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