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 again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 6.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 9.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
- 11.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 26.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) precount
- 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 37.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
Answer key
- not common
- un-
- mis-
- mishear
- unfair
- untidy
- re-
- unusual
- tell again
- disagree
- pay before
- dis-
- not equal
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- discontinue
- heat again
- count wrongly
- reuse
- place wrongly
- fill again
- disallow
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- recheck
- miscount
- disloyal
- write again
- disobey
- cook before
- not safe
- not tidy
- not obey
- not lucky
- open again
- not happy
- mislead
- heat before
- misunderstand
- revisit
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