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) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) preplace
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) misview (d) preview
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
Answer key
- re-
- dis-
- mis-
- place wrongly
- not usual
- misplace
- not equal
- unusual
- un-
- pre-
- write again
- not safe
- disrespect
- not clear
- not loyal
- count wrongly
- join again
- prejudge
- unhappy
- heat again
- uncommon
- view before
- preview
- misbehave
- not common
- play again
- not tidy
- not kind
- paint again
- unkind
- hear wrongly
- not lucky
- mishear
- reheat
- not allow
- disallow
- miscount
- open again
- prepay
- lead wrongly
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