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 “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
- 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 7.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 8.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 12.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 17.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 25.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) preallow
- 27.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) display
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
Answer key
- refill
- disrespect
- not well
- pre-
- not usual
- spell wrongly
- not loyal
- rejoin
- dis-
- not fair
- not agree
- revisit
- not happy
- un-
- unsafe
- pay before
- place wrongly
- visit again
- open again
- uncommon
- re-
- unhappy
- mis-
- reuse
- write again
- disallow
- misunderstand
- unwell
- prejudge
- replay
- not common
- mislead
- misuse
- paint again
- read wrongly
- build again
- misspell
- reopen
- unequal
- not respect
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