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 “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 3.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 4.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 5.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 8.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) mistell
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
- 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 24.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) uncount (d) precount
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 32.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) reclear
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 39.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
Answer key
- pre-
- not equal
- build again
- not obey
- read wrongly
- re-
- view before
- misbehave
- disallow
- un-
- dis-
- retell
- hear wrongly
- mis-
- not lucky
- not honest
- spell wrongly
- not safe
- check again
- not happy
- mislead
- refill
- not loyal
- cook before
- judge before
- unfair
- miscount
- not kind
- not usual
- reopen
- unkind
- unclear
- disrespect
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- not respect
- disagree
- judge wrongly
- misjudge
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