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 “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 7.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 11.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 14.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) disview (d) misview
- 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 20.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 21.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 22.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) display (d) replay
- 23.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 24.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin
- 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 39.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 40.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) prekind
Answer key
- un-
- not loyal
- pre-
- re-
- mis-
- use again
- precook
- dis-
- not fair
- not continue
- misspell
- judge before
- not lucky
- pay before
- spell wrongly
- not well
- preview
- misjudge
- play again
- misplace
- not usual
- replay
- paint again
- reheat
- not safe
- mislead
- not respect
- not kind
- not agree
- rejoin
- not equal
- unequal
- use wrongly
- not obey
- misbehave
- recheck
- unclear
- heat again
- rebuild
- unkind
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