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 “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 2.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 8.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
- 10.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) misfair
- 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
- 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 33.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
Answer key
- judge before
- prepay
- paint again
- re-
- misuse
- pre-
- check again
- unhappy
- disallow
- play again
- hear wrongly
- un-
- dis-
- mis-
- not safe
- unfair
- rejoin
- discontinue
- not well
- unequal
- disagree
- reheat
- not common
- revisit
- preview
- misplace
- mishear
- mislead
- not continue
- heat before
- misjudge
- not equal
- not usual
- build again
- use wrongly
- misread
- unsafe
- not loyal
- not agree
- not honest
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