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 prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 3.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 11.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) prehonest
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 14.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 17.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 18.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) discook (d) uncook
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 21.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
- 23.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 26.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 29.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 39.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
Answer key
- mis-
- write again
- discontinue
- re-
- unfair
- dis-
- un-
- unlucky
- not safe
- not continue
- reheat
- dishonest
- untidy
- replay
- prejudge
- heat before
- misspell
- precook
- hear wrongly
- play again
- not loyal
- refill
- understand wrongly
- pre-
- paint again
- repaint
- not fair
- not usual
- rebuild
- not common
- unusual
- not obey
- not tidy
- not lucky
- unclear
- reopen
- disobey
- reuse
- judge wrongly
- disagree
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