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) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 17.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place before
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 26.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) untell (d) retell
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 35.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
Answer key
- un-
- not common
- re-
- disrespect
- disobey
- cook before
- pre-
- rewrite
- reuse
- rebuild
- not honest
- unclear
- mis-
- lead wrongly
- unequal
- understand wrongly
- place wrongly
- unusual
- dis-
- not fair
- misspell
- judge before
- unlucky
- unsafe
- not happy
- retell
- paint again
- heat before
- misunderstand
- view before
- disagree
- visit again
- misuse
- reheat
- rejoin
- not loyal
- miscount
- not usual
- prepay
- disallow
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