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 “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 8.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 9.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 13.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 14.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 18.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 20.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
- 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 25.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 27.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
- 36.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 40.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
Answer key
- use wrongly
- judge wrongly
- paint again
- rejoin
- dis-
- view before
- heat again
- not continue
- join again
- un-
- mis-
- not honest
- judge before
- check again
- misjudge
- unclear
- lead wrongly
- unsafe
- not safe
- untidy
- re-
- unkind
- disallow
- write again
- disobey
- not equal
- not lucky
- pre-
- play again
- not fair
- not obey
- unfair
- build again
- unusual
- misread
- disagree
- not loyal
- refill
- count wrongly
- mislead
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