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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 2.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 11.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 22.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 26.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
- 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) unwrite
Answer key
- not agree
- pay before
- mislead
- write again
- cook before
- spell wrongly
- misbehave
- unwell
- un-
- view before
- not usual
- use again
- pre-
- unhappy
- re-
- dis-
- not clear
- heat again
- not safe
- not respect
- not obey
- play again
- uncommon
- not well
- unclear
- behave wrongly
- judge wrongly
- not honest
- visit again
- not kind
- mishear
- lead wrongly
- mis-
- dishonest
- rebuild
- disrespect
- hear wrongly
- not tidy
- disagree
- rewrite
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