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 “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 6.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
- 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) preread
- 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
- 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint
Answer key
- miscount
- not honest
- not kind
- count wrongly
- unequal
- rebuild
- check again
- play again
- not equal
- not allow
- unwell
- not safe
- dis-
- pre-
- reuse
- not usual
- not well
- rejoin
- hear wrongly
- mis-
- unfair
- not loyal
- un-
- re-
- discontinue
- misunderstand
- unkind
- not lucky
- prejudge
- not obey
- not fair
- misread
- spell wrongly
- recheck
- replay
- open again
- not agree
- reopen
- unhappy
- repaint
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