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 “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) misread (d) disread
- 2.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 5.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 6.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 10.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 18.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 19.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) untell
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 33.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
Answer key
- misread
- untidy
- pre-
- misuse
- repaint
- count wrongly
- mis-
- re-
- reopen
- disloyal
- not honest
- dis-
- miscount
- recheck
- heat before
- reheat
- dishonest
- unwell
- refill
- retell
- disagree
- write again
- disobey
- unhappy
- paint again
- unequal
- heat again
- judge before
- build again
- visit again
- un-
- not lucky
- misunderstand
- not happy
- not respect
- use wrongly
- unsafe
- play again
- disallow
- discontinue
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