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.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 2.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 23.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 26.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 30.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) untell
- 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
Answer key
- not equal
- disagree
- mis-
- build again
- not happy
- not common
- dis-
- rejoin
- judge wrongly
- re-
- pay before
- not lucky
- misbehave
- preheat
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- visit again
- disloyal
- behave wrongly
- heat again
- un-
- check again
- not clear
- unequal
- open again
- prepay
- unwell
- disobey
- not safe
- not allow
- not tidy
- misspell
- understand wrongly
- retell
- reuse
- disallow
- read wrongly
- misunderstand
- not agree
- fill again
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