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 “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 11.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 23.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
- 25.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 38.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 39.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
Answer key
- reuse
- disloyal
- tell again
- rewrite
- not tidy
- not equal
- not continue
- re-
- not clear
- not kind
- heat before
- dis-
- unhappy
- mis-
- fill again
- unequal
- not agree
- pre-
- dishonest
- prejudge
- use again
- not fair
- prepay
- count wrongly
- build again
- spell wrongly
- miscount
- disagree
- place wrongly
- check again
- not safe
- unclear
- uncommon
- not lucky
- paint again
- not obey
- not well
- write again
- mislead
- read wrongly
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