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 “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 4.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 6.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 9.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 10.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) discount
- 15.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
Answer key
- prepay
- un-
- heat again
- precook
- not agree
- refill
- pre-
- not equal
- open again
- misspell
- dis-
- view before
- mis-
- miscount
- count wrongly
- not respect
- unequal
- re-
- unfair
- not tidy
- reuse
- mishear
- unlucky
- place wrongly
- not lucky
- unsafe
- not happy
- repaint
- not usual
- rewrite
- retell
- disagree
- visit again
- not clear
- not honest
- check again
- revisit
- rejoin
- play again
- not allow
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