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 “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) preallow
- 12.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 16.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 18.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 20.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 25.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 30.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) disbehave
- 31.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 33.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) display (d) unplay
- 34.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 35.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 37.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
Answer key
- reuse
- un-
- not loyal
- pre-
- not kind
- misunderstand
- unfair
- re-
- refill
- dis-
- disallow
- pay before
- repaint
- precook
- preheat
- heat before
- unlucky
- unsafe
- not allow
- misplace
- check again
- disagree
- view before
- visit again
- not agree
- mis-
- rebuild
- not continue
- place wrongly
- misbehave
- heat again
- lead wrongly
- replay
- join again
- not equal
- misuse
- not clear
- not honest
- understand wrongly
- unusual
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