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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 6.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 7.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 11.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
- 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) mistidy
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 28.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) reclear
- 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
- 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 39.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
Answer key
- not happy
- unhappy
- re-
- count wrongly
- disobey
- not loyal
- rewrite
- unwell
- not clear
- spell wrongly
- heat before
- pre-
- dis-
- view before
- not fair
- unlucky
- un-
- check again
- misplace
- uncommon
- tell again
- refill
- unequal
- miscount
- play again
- untidy
- not well
- lead wrongly
- unsafe
- not obey
- not continue
- unclear
- mis-
- precook
- fill again
- not respect
- not honest
- not usual
- misspell
- not safe
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