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 “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 2.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 11.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) precook
- 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 20.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 21.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 22.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 27.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 28.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 31.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 35.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 40.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
Answer key
- not equal
- pay before
- re-
- dis-
- unlucky
- pre-
- unequal
- not usual
- not tidy
- preheat
- precook
- write again
- heat before
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- check again
- unsafe
- mis-
- build again
- not loyal
- not clear
- rebuild
- open again
- misplace
- judge before
- reopen
- misuse
- refill
- un-
- not happy
- tell again
- unkind
- not common
- not well
- miscount
- understand wrongly
- unclear
- unfair
- use wrongly
- view before
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