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 “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) prefair
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 10.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 12.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 14.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 16.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 17.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 18.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 19.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 20.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 25.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 27.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 37.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) disfill
Answer key
- not loyal
- dis-
- mis-
- unwell
- unfair
- pre-
- join again
- re-
- hear wrongly
- not respect
- disloyal
- place wrongly
- behave wrongly
- misjudge
- not common
- not happy
- revisit
- lead wrongly
- use wrongly
- untidy
- not fair
- un-
- count wrongly
- retell
- visit again
- mishear
- disallow
- disagree
- not obey
- spell wrongly
- unusual
- not tidy
- heat before
- paint again
- not agree
- judge wrongly
- understand wrongly
- recheck
- not well
- refill
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