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 “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
- 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 14.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 21.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 23.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 34.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 36.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) unjoin
Answer key
- retell
- re-
- not usual
- pre-
- not kind
- uncommon
- unfair
- mis-
- not respect
- count wrongly
- unkind
- dis-
- heat again
- replay
- un-
- dishonest
- disobey
- not safe
- pay before
- spell wrongly
- prejudge
- unwell
- join again
- unhappy
- play again
- not honest
- use again
- preheat
- not agree
- place wrongly
- not obey
- not lucky
- behave wrongly
- check again
- not equal
- not well
- not continue
- mishear
- misbehave
- rejoin
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