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) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 22.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 25.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) preread (d) unread
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 28.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
Answer key
- un-
- dis-
- pay before
- prepay
- fill again
- re-
- unfair
- pre-
- build again
- discontinue
- preheat
- write again
- recheck
- not honest
- repaint
- read wrongly
- reheat
- not agree
- not safe
- mis-
- join again
- not tidy
- not equal
- not kind
- misread
- disobey
- misplace
- heat before
- not well
- judge wrongly
- unhappy
- unkind
- hear wrongly
- unlucky
- not fair
- not common
- not usual
- unclear
- replay
- check again
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