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 “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 6.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 9.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 10.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 13.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 18.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 19.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 24.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 25.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 27.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 29.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 32.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 34.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 36.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
Answer key
- un-
- re-
- unsafe
- dis-
- not usual
- fill again
- mis-
- count wrongly
- pay before
- unkind
- pre-
- precook
- refill
- judge wrongly
- not loyal
- misplace
- join again
- play again
- tell again
- not clear
- not equal
- untidy
- disloyal
- misspell
- unfair
- not fair
- visit again
- understand wrongly
- hear wrongly
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- replay
- read wrongly
- not continue
- not agree
- rewrite
- paint again
- rejoin
- unhappy
- reopen
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