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 fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 2.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) prehear
- 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 16.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 21.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 33.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 34.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) uncount
- 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 40.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
Answer key
- unfair
- mishear
- use wrongly
- view before
- unusual
- uncommon
- un-
- not happy
- not honest
- not safe
- dis-
- use again
- dishonest
- not kind
- refill
- build again
- re-
- disobey
- open again
- hear wrongly
- visit again
- not lucky
- not agree
- misplace
- pre-
- cook before
- not obey
- untidy
- behave wrongly
- fill again
- lead wrongly
- disagree
- not fair
- miscount
- not tidy
- misuse
- preview
- mis-
- discontinue
- misspell
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