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) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 9.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 18.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 20.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 23.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 26.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 27.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) diskind
- 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) prelead
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
Answer key
- mis-
- unwell
- un-
- unlucky
- not clear
- misplace
- not lucky
- not tidy
- misuse
- heat before
- re-
- pre-
- rebuild
- not safe
- judge before
- pay before
- lead wrongly
- not continue
- not fair
- untidy
- not well
- not honest
- write again
- uncommon
- not kind
- reheat
- disallow
- unkind
- discontinue
- not common
- tell again
- unfair
- rewrite
- mislead
- disobey
- cook before
- revisit
- use again
- not equal
- dis-
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