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) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) distell
- 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 17.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) misvisit
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write before
- 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) misspell
- 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 27.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 31.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 40.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
Answer key
- dis-
- re-
- unwell
- rewrite
- not common
- unhappy
- paint again
- count wrongly
- unfair
- not equal
- pre-
- reopen
- not loyal
- retell
- hear wrongly
- not kind
- revisit
- unequal
- spell wrongly
- understand wrongly
- write again
- not well
- not usual
- dishonest
- misspell
- misuse
- misjudge
- open again
- untidy
- replay
- repaint
- heat again
- un-
- not agree
- refill
- mishear
- check again
- rejoin
- mis-
- pay before
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