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 “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 2.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 6.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) unopen
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 10.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 14.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 15.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) review (d) unview
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 30.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 36.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
Answer key
- reuse
- not happy
- unfair
- re-
- unhappy
- read wrongly
- unwell
- reopen
- not usual
- repaint
- spell wrongly
- un-
- fill again
- pay before
- not kind
- mis-
- preview
- dis-
- misread
- use again
- count wrongly
- judge before
- disallow
- open again
- not fair
- pre-
- use wrongly
- rebuild
- not obey
- not agree
- not tidy
- not lucky
- rejoin
- not well
- unsafe
- unusual
- disobey
- build again
- heat before
- join again
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