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 “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 2.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 11.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 12.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 21.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 24.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 26.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 27.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) mishappy
- 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 31.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 35.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) respell
- 38.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 39.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- use again
- not agree
- re-
- pre-
- misbehave
- unkind
- dis-
- unusual
- heat again
- place wrongly
- use wrongly
- lead wrongly
- heat before
- mis-
- build again
- untidy
- un-
- unlucky
- read wrongly
- not clear
- pay before
- not usual
- not lucky
- disrespect
- not well
- disloyal
- retell
- unhappy
- unequal
- hear wrongly
- join again
- unsafe
- not loyal
- disobey
- revisit
- not safe
- misspell
- not respect
- preview
- judge wrongly
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