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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
- 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
- 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) prelead (d) relead
- 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 22.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 27.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 30.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 38.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 39.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
Answer key
- mis-
- build again
- unsafe
- dishonest
- not tidy
- not allow
- not honest
- dis-
- reuse
- heat before
- un-
- cook before
- recheck
- pre-
- retell
- hear wrongly
- not clear
- open again
- mislead
- re-
- unhappy
- replay
- unlucky
- not usual
- precook
- use again
- not safe
- disloyal
- not happy
- unwell
- unkind
- unequal
- revisit
- disobey
- pay before
- check again
- misjudge
- spell wrongly
- not obey
- unfair
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