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 “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 17.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 36.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
Answer key
- pre-
- un-
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- dis-
- not honest
- not loyal
- preheat
- write again
- build again
- not tidy
- visit again
- prejudge
- use again
- not happy
- misuse
- misbehave
- recheck
- re-
- place wrongly
- unlucky
- misspell
- cook before
- refill
- not well
- not safe
- miscount
- mislead
- discontinue
- use wrongly
- uncommon
- prepay
- misjudge
- not allow
- not respect
- check again
- join again
- reheat
- unkind
- not equal
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