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 “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 2.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 8.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 11.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 23.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 31.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 37.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
Answer key
- build again
- preheat
- mis-
- not tidy
- unequal
- pre-
- unlucky
- prepay
- join again
- pay before
- reheat
- judge wrongly
- dishonest
- dis-
- fill again
- uncommon
- un-
- not loyal
- not clear
- read wrongly
- unhappy
- re-
- play again
- recheck
- not fair
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- not honest
- not common
- check again
- disloyal
- prejudge
- rejoin
- not kind
- not equal
- discontinue
- misplace
- heat before
- place wrongly
- revisit
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