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 “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) relucky
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 12.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 13.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 18.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 21.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 24.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 30.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 34.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
- 36.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
- 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
Answer key
- un-
- unhappy
- heat again
- dis-
- pre-
- unlucky
- behave wrongly
- disagree
- not happy
- re-
- not tidy
- unclear
- place wrongly
- mis-
- tell again
- uncommon
- not loyal
- rejoin
- preheat
- rewrite
- discontinue
- not equal
- not fair
- not safe
- not common
- build again
- not usual
- hear wrongly
- not kind
- understand wrongly
- rebuild
- fill again
- reopen
- view before
- disobey
- not well
- replay
- mislead
- write again
- heat before
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