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 “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 17.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 23.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) view before
- 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 28.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 31.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 38.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
Answer key
- re-
- not loyal
- un-
- dis-
- not kind
- tell again
- pay before
- pre-
- paint again
- discontinue
- rewrite
- not continue
- uncommon
- not tidy
- not allow
- not agree
- understand wrongly
- refill
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- judge wrongly
- unclear
- miscount
- view before
- hear wrongly
- rebuild
- not happy
- misbehave
- misread
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- unfair
- use wrongly
- mishear
- misuse
- repaint
- untidy
- unkind
- mis-
- build again
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