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 “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 8.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 9.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 16.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 23.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
- 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
- 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 36.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) precook
- 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
Answer key
- judge before
- unfair
- dis-
- re-
- un-
- pre-
- misplace
- not kind
- rejoin
- disrespect
- rewrite
- not happy
- join again
- rebuild
- miscount
- not equal
- judge wrongly
- uncommon
- view before
- visit again
- misjudge
- unhappy
- unkind
- misbehave
- unclear
- unequal
- not usual
- count wrongly
- understand wrongly
- paint again
- not fair
- cook before
- use again
- unlucky
- unusual
- precook
- not common
- behave wrongly
- not lucky
- lead wrongly
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