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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) prehonest
- 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 7.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 11.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) reread (d) disread
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 13.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 20.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 21.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 32.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
Answer key
- mis-
- dishonest
- pay before
- re-
- lead wrongly
- not tidy
- uncommon
- dis-
- not respect
- cook before
- misread
- build again
- tell again
- not equal
- unhappy
- unkind
- view before
- replay
- play again
- count wrongly
- place wrongly
- unusual
- unwell
- visit again
- reheat
- spell wrongly
- paint again
- join again
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- not common
- misplace
- not loyal
- not fair
- heat again
- use again
- un-
- not kind
- not lucky
- preview
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