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) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 4.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
- 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 12.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 16.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 28.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
- 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 31.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
Answer key
- dis-
- paint again
- not loyal
- untidy
- recheck
- tell again
- un-
- lead wrongly
- re-
- retell
- place wrongly
- mislead
- unfair
- mis-
- mishear
- use again
- check again
- unhappy
- unusual
- not clear
- disallow
- build again
- not common
- misuse
- judge wrongly
- misread
- pre-
- misbehave
- view before
- preheat
- cook before
- unsafe
- not well
- not fair
- not safe
- disloyal
- refill
- misjudge
- play again
- not tidy
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