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 “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 4.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 5.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 10.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 11.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 12.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 13.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) dispay
- 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 37.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
Answer key
- not common
- pre-
- unhappy
- not usual
- reopen
- not tidy
- disallow
- re-
- spell wrongly
- reuse
- misbehave
- uncommon
- unkind
- rejoin
- untidy
- not loyal
- unwell
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- not agree
- precook
- disobey
- not respect
- prepay
- misunderstand
- not safe
- place wrongly
- repaint
- open again
- not well
- un-
- recheck
- build again
- use wrongly
- lead wrongly
- dis-
- pay before
- visit again
- prejudge
- rewrite
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