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) repay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 2.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 3.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 7.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 9.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 18.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) relead
- 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 24.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 26.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 30.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 33.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 36.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
Answer key
- prepay
- repaint
- not usual
- pre-
- dis-
- misplace
- spell wrongly
- not safe
- lead wrongly
- replay
- not tidy
- mis-
- un-
- not happy
- re-
- write again
- refill
- reopen
- behave wrongly
- fill again
- mislead
- play again
- preheat
- heat again
- not common
- not agree
- not fair
- not equal
- untidy
- tell again
- not respect
- unkind
- disobey
- not loyal
- not well
- hear wrongly
- rejoin
- not kind
- rewrite
- not clear
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