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 “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 19.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 21.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 29.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
- 32.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) replay (d) display
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- disloyal
- not obey
- dis-
- place wrongly
- unclear
- misread
- mis-
- re-
- play again
- not agree
- retell
- build again
- un-
- join again
- untidy
- preview
- not fair
- not clear
- misplace
- write again
- visit again
- preheat
- not usual
- refill
- pre-
- unwell
- tell again
- check again
- revisit
- count wrongly
- disallow
- not continue
- heat before
- unusual
- mislead
- rebuild
- not tidy
- cook before
- replay
- judge wrongly
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