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 “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 3.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 5.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 6.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 12.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 16.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 17.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 29.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
- 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 33.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
Answer key
- not clear
- play again
- unusual
- not safe
- misunderstand
- unclear
- mis-
- not common
- judge wrongly
- pre-
- not tidy
- not agree
- not kind
- re-
- mishear
- heat again
- paint again
- misplace
- unfair
- spell wrongly
- un-
- misspell
- judge before
- not happy
- disagree
- unwell
- pay before
- miscount
- misread
- precook
- use wrongly
- disobey
- not equal
- misbehave
- unequal
- dis-
- rebuild
- visit again
- open again
- reopen
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