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 wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
- 4.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 6.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) disread
- 10.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 21.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 26.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 33.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
Answer key
- not equal
- visit again
- rebuild
- not lucky
- not respect
- rewrite
- re-
- use again
- misread
- not honest
- repaint
- not common
- unequal
- join again
- not well
- disagree
- unusual
- dis-
- unlucky
- refill
- reheat
- pre-
- not safe
- rejoin
- heat before
- check again
- hear wrongly
- misjudge
- count wrongly
- not clear
- unkind
- not happy
- disallow
- judge before
- place wrongly
- mis-
- prepay
- prejudge
- misuse
- disloyal
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