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 “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 3.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 4.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 5.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 8.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 9.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
- 11.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 29.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 32.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
Answer key
- pre-
- place wrongly
- unhappy
- judge wrongly
- behave wrongly
- dis-
- misbehave
- misspell
- unclear
- dishonest
- rejoin
- re-
- not kind
- unkind
- mislead
- understand wrongly
- misjudge
- misplace
- lead wrongly
- preview
- mis-
- reheat
- count wrongly
- use wrongly
- un-
- not well
- uncommon
- unwell
- not tidy
- not obey
- not common
- not agree
- rewrite
- not lucky
- not allow
- use again
- check again
- not equal
- write again
- read wrongly
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