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.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 14.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
- 15.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) prerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 17.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 19.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read before (d) read again
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
- 33.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
Answer key
- spell wrongly
- unwell
- dis-
- not well
- reopen
- unsafe
- pre-
- un-
- place wrongly
- dishonest
- cook before
- re-
- mislead
- write again
- disrespect
- view before
- misuse
- not kind
- misspell
- not allow
- count wrongly
- play again
- mis-
- read wrongly
- mishear
- unfair
- not happy
- heat before
- not lucky
- judge wrongly
- disobey
- misbehave
- unkind
- preheat
- unequal
- behave wrongly
- not fair
- misjudge
- unclear
- check again
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