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.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 6.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 7.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) precook (d) miscook
- 10.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
- 20.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 26.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 28.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
Answer key
- pre-
- not equal
- un-
- play again
- rewrite
- disloyal
- recheck
- not tidy
- precook
- disobey
- re-
- not happy
- not agree
- understand wrongly
- build again
- not loyal
- unlucky
- mis-
- join again
- lead wrongly
- not safe
- dis-
- not usual
- revisit
- unkind
- misbehave
- judge wrongly
- view before
- disrespect
- disagree
- hear wrongly
- not obey
- behave wrongly
- fill again
- use wrongly
- unfair
- check again
- not honest
- use again
- reopen
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