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 “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 3.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) not place
- 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 7.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 8.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 11.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 22.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) pretell
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
Answer key
- re-
- not tidy
- misunderstand
- dis-
- place wrongly
- disrespect
- not well
- reopen
- pre-
- unclear
- untidy
- mis-
- uncommon
- not happy
- mislead
- unfair
- unlucky
- tell again
- not fair
- recheck
- not safe
- rebuild
- not respect
- un-
- unwell
- unequal
- pay before
- heat before
- refill
- not equal
- disobey
- behave wrongly
- not common
- not obey
- retell
- not loyal
- not honest
- open again
- unsafe
- understand wrongly
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