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 “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 2.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 4.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 10.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 26.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 27.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 33.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) untell
- 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 37.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 40.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
Answer key
- not safe
- view before
- not fair
- fill again
- un-
- write again
- dishonest
- lead wrongly
- not respect
- unusual
- re-
- reopen
- not well
- dis-
- judge before
- not allow
- heat again
- not loyal
- not tidy
- open again
- rebuild
- mislead
- use again
- misplace
- paint again
- preheat
- read wrongly
- join again
- disrespect
- not equal
- heat before
- disagree
- refill
- use wrongly
- retell
- pre-
- reheat
- mis-
- visit again
- play again
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