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) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 2.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 4.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) unfill (d) refill
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 18.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
- 19.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 23.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 29.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 34.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 36.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 37.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) preread
- 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 39.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) preplace
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
Answer key
- not clear
- tell again
- prejudge
- not obey
- un-
- not common
- unusual
- open again
- dis-
- refill
- mis-
- not well
- re-
- count wrongly
- miscount
- not allow
- unhappy
- retell
- judge wrongly
- lead wrongly
- unwell
- unclear
- untidy
- not happy
- misbehave
- pre-
- paint again
- not kind
- hear wrongly
- not equal
- use again
- not continue
- unsafe
- misunderstand
- rewrite
- disagree
- misread
- disallow
- misplace
- behave wrongly
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