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 honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 2.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 10.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
- 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
- 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) preobey
- 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 30.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) displace
- 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 34.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 35.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 36.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) prehear
Answer key
- dishonest
- not well
- not tidy
- unwell
- not honest
- dis-
- play again
- mis-
- rewrite
- understand wrongly
- re-
- pre-
- misbehave
- misread
- disloyal
- un-
- not continue
- judge before
- rebuild
- disrespect
- disobey
- unclear
- disallow
- judge wrongly
- place wrongly
- misjudge
- miscount
- reheat
- not allow
- misplace
- recheck
- not safe
- tell again
- pay before
- write again
- not obey
- lead wrongly
- not equal
- use wrongly
- mishear
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