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) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
- 10.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 13.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
- 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 19.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display
- 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 22.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
- 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) displace
- 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 36.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 37.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) discook
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
Answer key
- dis-
- count wrongly
- pre-
- un-
- re-
- unhappy
- not tidy
- mis-
- disallow
- repaint
- tell again
- rebuild
- use again
- unclear
- mislead
- unequal
- reopen
- uncommon
- understand wrongly
- replay
- view before
- recheck
- hear wrongly
- retell
- misplace
- use wrongly
- rejoin
- not happy
- paint again
- check again
- place wrongly
- heat again
- unwell
- disrespect
- not well
- disagree
- precook
- not continue
- not clear
- behave wrongly
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