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 “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 3.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
- 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
- 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 11.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 18.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
- 26.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open again (d) open before
- 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 30.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 32.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
- 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 36.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
Answer key
- reopen
- write again
- disloyal
- dis-
- misbehave
- mis-
- heat before
- preview
- misread
- join again
- not clear
- spell wrongly
- un-
- unusual
- pre-
- not honest
- unsafe
- lead wrongly
- misuse
- not usual
- not agree
- unlucky
- unfair
- use again
- disallow
- open again
- re-
- understand wrongly
- not kind
- disrespect
- hear wrongly
- rebuild
- count wrongly
- not loyal
- not lucky
- unkind
- dishonest
- fill again
- not tidy
- read wrongly
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