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 word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) prejoin
- 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 3.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 5.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
- 15.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 16.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 17.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) display
- 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
- 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 38.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- rejoin
- behave wrongly
- not happy
- cook before
- heat again
- mis-
- unequal
- un-
- reheat
- not allow
- pre-
- unhappy
- heat before
- reopen
- disrespect
- judge before
- build again
- dis-
- not lucky
- dishonest
- unclear
- paint again
- fill again
- disobey
- not safe
- untidy
- not obey
- unkind
- re-
- view before
- not usual
- lead wrongly
- replay
- repaint
- unsafe
- tell again
- not common
- count wrongly
- not kind
- judge wrongly
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