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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 2.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 5.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 6.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) unview (d) disview
- 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 19.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) preread (d) reread
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) repay (d) unpay
- 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
- 40.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
Answer key
- not common
- heat again
- not agree
- use wrongly
- not continue
- not lucky
- mis-
- disobey
- pre-
- unfair
- write again
- fill again
- tell again
- dis-
- pay before
- unwell
- preview
- recheck
- reheat
- reopen
- not equal
- un-
- mislead
- not usual
- disagree
- rebuild
- re-
- dishonest
- misread
- unclear
- heat before
- use again
- reuse
- not allow
- not kind
- unkind
- paint again
- prepay
- miscount
- hear wrongly
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