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 honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 7.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 10.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 13.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 15.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) preview (d) unview
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 29.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 34.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 37.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 39.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
Answer key
- dishonest
- dis-
- not fair
- paint again
- open again
- spell wrongly
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- not tidy
- misspell
- not kind
- not loyal
- refill
- untidy
- unlucky
- re-
- pre-
- play again
- not clear
- join again
- rejoin
- pay before
- behave wrongly
- un-
- preview
- not common
- unkind
- mishear
- rebuild
- not well
- lead wrongly
- tell again
- check again
- not honest
- mislead
- not lucky
- misread
- revisit
- build again
- not safe
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