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 prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) missafe
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 11.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
- 17.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 36.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 38.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
Answer key
- dis-
- build again
- mis-
- heat again
- not happy
- pre-
- unsafe
- not usual
- judge before
- replay
- rewrite
- unusual
- behave wrongly
- un-
- not agree
- misunderstand
- refill
- use wrongly
- read wrongly
- write again
- heat before
- not fair
- not common
- recheck
- disloyal
- re-
- prepay
- understand wrongly
- misuse
- reuse
- not obey
- unwell
- misjudge
- judge wrongly
- prejudge
- disrespect
- check again
- disagree
- paint again
- not honest
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