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 “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 7.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 13.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 16.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 21.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 25.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 31.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 35.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) read before (d) not read
- 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) prespell
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) dislead
Answer key
- disobey
- not obey
- pay before
- discontinue
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- revisit
- not loyal
- dis-
- replay
- unfair
- unkind
- rebuild
- build again
- disagree
- refill
- unlucky
- re-
- preheat
- not lucky
- misunderstand
- pre-
- precook
- check again
- not respect
- un-
- reopen
- unwell
- not usual
- not fair
- write again
- hear wrongly
- reuse
- unusual
- use again
- preview
- read wrongly
- misspell
- not equal
- mislead
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