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 word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 10.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) recommon
- 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 13.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view again
- 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
- 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
Answer key
- reuse
- not equal
- discontinue
- play again
- pre-
- not allow
- hear wrongly
- un-
- rebuild
- uncommon
- prepay
- not safe
- mishear
- cook before
- re-
- heat before
- lead wrongly
- not lucky
- mis-
- view before
- unusual
- unlucky
- unfair
- dishonest
- understand wrongly
- not clear
- write again
- unequal
- unclear
- spell wrongly
- unkind
- not kind
- not usual
- build again
- unwell
- reopen
- not common
- recheck
- misuse
- disallow
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