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 “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 9.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 13.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) misloyal (d) reloyal
- 15.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 19.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) unplay
- 20.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 22.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 25.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 29.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
- 31.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) unread (d) disread
- 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 35.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
Answer key
- lead wrongly
- not equal
- pre-
- paint again
- unclear
- not honest
- re-
- unwell
- misbehave
- un-
- untidy
- not allow
- unsafe
- disloyal
- reopen
- mis-
- preheat
- check again
- replay
- not loyal
- play again
- not kind
- dis-
- pay before
- misjudge
- revisit
- not common
- hear wrongly
- rewrite
- dishonest
- misread
- unusual
- use wrongly
- refill
- mishear
- repaint
- prejudge
- misunderstand
- count wrongly
- reheat
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