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) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 7.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 8.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 10.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 17.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) display (d) replay
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 19.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 20.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) prekind
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 28.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) recook
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) prebehave
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) prefill
Answer key
- reuse
- disloyal
- heat before
- re-
- disagree
- paint again
- misuse
- build again
- unlucky
- revisit
- write again
- play again
- pre-
- use wrongly
- un-
- dis-
- replay
- unequal
- judge wrongly
- mislead
- rejoin
- unkind
- not respect
- mis-
- not lucky
- untidy
- not well
- disobey
- prejudge
- not fair
- behave wrongly
- tell again
- not continue
- unusual
- precook
- not safe
- not tidy
- misbehave
- discontinue
- refill
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