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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 7.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
- 8.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 22.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) misfair
- 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 32.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 39.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
Answer key
- mis-
- misjudge
- unequal
- misspell
- judge wrongly
- cook before
- write again
- unkind
- judge before
- un-
- not honest
- dis-
- not clear
- join again
- fill again
- not obey
- re-
- not safe
- heat before
- not allow
- misplace
- place wrongly
- not respect
- untidy
- uncommon
- disagree
- tell again
- unfair
- unhappy
- mishear
- count wrongly
- pre-
- visit again
- refill
- paint again
- use again
- prejudge
- misunderstand
- check again
- misbehave
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