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 “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 11.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 30.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 31.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 38.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
Answer key
- reheat
- dis-
- unwell
- unkind
- mis-
- not tidy
- not clear
- rewrite
- pre-
- play again
- not safe
- unlucky
- re-
- un-
- not happy
- unfair
- disallow
- prejudge
- misplace
- misspell
- cook before
- count wrongly
- not common
- not usual
- precook
- disobey
- not honest
- unequal
- unhappy
- not allow
- not lucky
- paint again
- replay
- spell wrongly
- not equal
- preview
- repaint
- understand wrongly
- open again
- place wrongly
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