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 “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) recook (c) discook (d) precook
- 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) review (d) unview
- 9.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) recount
- 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 12.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 19.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 21.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 27.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 31.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
- 33.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
- 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) mistell
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 39.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
Answer key
- prejudge
- mis-
- rejoin
- un-
- not lucky
- re-
- precook
- preview
- miscount
- check again
- dis-
- place wrongly
- misbehave
- reopen
- dishonest
- disobey
- not tidy
- unclear
- unsafe
- paint again
- not loyal
- reuse
- disagree
- not kind
- recheck
- pre-
- use again
- write again
- mislead
- not happy
- pay before
- read wrongly
- open again
- fill again
- misread
- retell
- disallow
- not obey
- preheat
- understand wrongly
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