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 “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 8.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 17.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 18.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 21.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 23.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) misplace
- 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) rekind
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) miscommon
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
Answer key
- pre-
- not tidy
- dis-
- dishonest
- judge wrongly
- un-
- view before
- unclear
- build again
- unfair
- cook before
- not usual
- visit again
- re-
- unequal
- not common
- not lucky
- misread
- lead wrongly
- not happy
- discontinue
- count wrongly
- repaint
- reopen
- misuse
- not loyal
- mis-
- not continue
- misplace
- not respect
- unkind
- behave wrongly
- uncommon
- unlucky
- preview
- mislead
- read wrongly
- open again
- heat before
- disloyal
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