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 “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 12.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) misview (d) preview
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 14.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 16.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 17.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 20.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 21.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) disfill
- 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 33.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 36.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
Answer key
- not usual
- dis-
- un-
- not equal
- not agree
- not fair
- pre-
- re-
- untidy
- unhappy
- not kind
- preview
- fill again
- not common
- write again
- rewrite
- not honest
- open again
- heat again
- misbehave
- place wrongly
- uncommon
- reheat
- check again
- not obey
- not clear
- refill
- unfair
- mis-
- unequal
- paint again
- unkind
- misunderstand
- build again
- misuse
- disagree
- play again
- heat before
- replay
- disloyal
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