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 “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) relead
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 13.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 15.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 22.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 26.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 29.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 30.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 35.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 40.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
Answer key
- mislead
- dis-
- un-
- judge before
- disobey
- mis-
- retell
- use again
- not respect
- spell wrongly
- re-
- misspell
- unsafe
- not loyal
- open again
- fill again
- pre-
- check again
- prejudge
- discontinue
- view before
- reopen
- reheat
- not allow
- heat again
- disloyal
- not obey
- untidy
- unusual
- unwell
- not happy
- not well
- not lucky
- not agree
- tell again
- unhappy
- rejoin
- unclear
- replay
- not common
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