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 again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) untell
- 6.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 21.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) review (d) disview
- 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 27.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) prefair
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 39.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread
- 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
Answer key
- not clear
- dis-
- pre-
- un-
- retell
- open again
- heat again
- lead wrongly
- not agree
- not equal
- tell again
- use wrongly
- mis-
- not continue
- not safe
- not kind
- unwell
- count wrongly
- uncommon
- disobey
- preview
- not obey
- re-
- unsafe
- understand wrongly
- precook
- view before
- rejoin
- refill
- misunderstand
- unkind
- cook before
- not common
- not lucky
- unfair
- mislead
- unlucky
- not fair
- misread
- disrespect
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