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) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 8.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 13.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) relead
- 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 16.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 19.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 21.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 22.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 25.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 26.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 29.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 31.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) preread
- 32.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
Answer key
- un-
- unusual
- re-
- not honest
- count wrongly
- dis-
- not fair
- check again
- spell wrongly
- pre-
- retell
- not tidy
- mislead
- uncommon
- not equal
- unlucky
- fill again
- not well
- misjudge
- not agree
- unkind
- disloyal
- disobey
- use wrongly
- rejoin
- reheat
- not happy
- repaint
- judge before
- build again
- misread
- unhappy
- mis-
- reopen
- place wrongly
- miscount
- misbehave
- heat again
- unequal
- replay
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