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 “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
- 4.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 15.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 25.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
- 28.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 29.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 30.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 32.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 35.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
Answer key
- miscount
- disloyal
- uncommon
- unequal
- dis-
- pay before
- mis-
- disrespect
- unsafe
- cook before
- re-
- pre-
- read wrongly
- use again
- join again
- spell wrongly
- reopen
- understand wrongly
- not continue
- disagree
- fill again
- misplace
- not well
- visit again
- reuse
- un-
- discontinue
- revisit
- misspell
- unfair
- misjudge
- untidy
- not tidy
- misuse
- heat before
- place wrongly
- unhappy
- not safe
- not equal
- paint again
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