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 word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 5.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) misplay
- 30.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) untell (d) retell
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
Answer key
- rejoin
- check again
- dis-
- unclear
- unkind
- unequal
- pre-
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- not happy
- re-
- not safe
- hear wrongly
- judge before
- disobey
- rebuild
- un-
- not loyal
- disallow
- not usual
- paint again
- misread
- not honest
- disagree
- not lucky
- not equal
- heat before
- not respect
- replay
- discontinue
- not obey
- unwell
- retell
- not allow
- disrespect
- unfair
- not clear
- revisit
- repaint
- unusual
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