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 “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 2.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) uncook
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
- 19.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 26.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 29.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 35.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 37.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) relead
- 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 40.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
Answer key
- unhappy
- precook
- pre-
- unkind
- not clear
- dis-
- untidy
- pay before
- repaint
- un-
- fill again
- unfair
- re-
- open again
- reuse
- not allow
- mis-
- count wrongly
- unwell
- judge wrongly
- not honest
- read wrongly
- use again
- mishear
- unusual
- uncommon
- build again
- misunderstand
- judge before
- check again
- not safe
- lead wrongly
- unequal
- disrespect
- hear wrongly
- not obey
- mislead
- play again
- understand wrongly
- not fair
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