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) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 2.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 10.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 13.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) rehear
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) miscook
- 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
- 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
Answer key
- unclear
- miscount
- not agree
- un-
- open again
- reopen
- pay before
- count wrongly
- repaint
- disloyal
- understand wrongly
- not allow
- judge before
- not safe
- spell wrongly
- not continue
- mis-
- refill
- not well
- not respect
- not obey
- read wrongly
- view before
- pre-
- replay
- re-
- mishear
- use again
- disobey
- revisit
- behave wrongly
- dis-
- unwell
- mislead
- precook
- untidy
- unlucky
- cook before
- recheck
- unusual
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