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 prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
- 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 25.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
- 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
- 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
- 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 34.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
- 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
Answer key
- un-
- not kind
- dis-
- tell again
- unsafe
- not happy
- pay before
- pre-
- re-
- not clear
- mis-
- build again
- hear wrongly
- disobey
- reheat
- not loyal
- unequal
- write again
- misuse
- visit again
- not honest
- mishear
- heat again
- count wrongly
- discontinue
- unlucky
- refill
- not continue
- untidy
- behave wrongly
- not common
- rejoin
- judge before
- open again
- rebuild
- place wrongly
- view before
- check again
- repaint
- disloyal
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