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) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) misview
- 12.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 17.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 23.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 26.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 27.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 29.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) prebuild
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 36.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 40.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) discount
Answer key
- not loyal
- mis-
- dis-
- pay before
- re-
- pre-
- rewrite
- view before
- misjudge
- not clear
- preview
- disloyal
- un-
- cook before
- write again
- not lucky
- open again
- not happy
- not honest
- preheat
- lead wrongly
- unusual
- not continue
- tell again
- unkind
- rejoin
- repaint
- replay
- disagree
- rebuild
- not safe
- not equal
- behave wrongly
- retell
- not well
- disobey
- dishonest
- hear wrongly
- use again
- miscount
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