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 “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 4.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 5.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) replace (d) misplace
- 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 23.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 26.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
- 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 33.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) misfair
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
Answer key
- not lucky
- re-
- not honest
- fill again
- heat before
- misplace
- not kind
- replay
- dis-
- disobey
- unequal
- prejudge
- mis-
- open again
- not allow
- reuse
- pre-
- mislead
- unkind
- not agree
- paint again
- count wrongly
- refill
- not safe
- play again
- reheat
- not happy
- un-
- unsafe
- preview
- dishonest
- misspell
- heat again
- build again
- unfair
- not respect
- untidy
- not loyal
- write again
- prepay
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