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 “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 3.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 15.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 16.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 18.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 20.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 27.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 31.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
Answer key
- un-
- disrespect
- retell
- dis-
- not kind
- unusual
- re-
- not happy
- unhappy
- misplace
- visit again
- use again
- play again
- unwell
- replay
- rewrite
- prepay
- reuse
- rebuild
- repaint
- not well
- dishonest
- unfair
- revisit
- count wrongly
- pre-
- not continue
- build again
- rejoin
- mislead
- reopen
- not equal
- misread
- not tidy
- untidy
- write again
- judge wrongly
- check again
- disobey
- mis-
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