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.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 2.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 4.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 8.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 13.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 21.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
- 22.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 25.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 36.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 38.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
Answer key
- build again
- replay
- reopen
- unsafe
- un-
- play again
- miscount
- disallow
- dis-
- unhappy
- discontinue
- not kind
- not honest
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- mislead
- unfair
- understand wrongly
- unusual
- use wrongly
- disrespect
- revisit
- not safe
- re-
- not respect
- unkind
- check again
- unlucky
- misbehave
- not common
- misplace
- paint again
- uncommon
- mis-
- reuse
- disobey
- refill
- precook
- mishear
- behave wrongly
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