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 word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 2.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 7.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 9.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) rekind
- 10.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 13.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 16.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 17.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 18.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 21.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 26.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 27.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 28.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
- 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 33.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 36.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
Answer key
- unclear
- unlucky
- not kind
- pre-
- place wrongly
- paint again
- preheat
- mislead
- unkind
- prejudge
- understand wrongly
- visit again
- build again
- mis-
- not fair
- unhappy
- judge before
- reuse
- write again
- unequal
- not loyal
- reheat
- not happy
- not tidy
- disobey
- tell again
- misbehave
- not safe
- mishear
- disloyal
- lead wrongly
- re-
- not honest
- heat before
- pay before
- not allow
- not clear
- not agree
- un-
- not obey
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