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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 5.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) prelucky
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 9.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
- 10.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) discount
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 12.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 18.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 28.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) disread (d) misread
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
- 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 35.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
Answer key
- re-
- rewrite
- dis-
- check again
- unlucky
- un-
- not obey
- not safe
- replay
- miscount
- hear wrongly
- pay before
- not allow
- rebuild
- mis-
- disloyal
- disobey
- open again
- unkind
- not well
- unhappy
- dishonest
- uncommon
- use wrongly
- pre-
- heat again
- mislead
- misread
- unfair
- misunderstand
- rejoin
- not kind
- judge before
- behave wrongly
- join again
- cook before
- misbehave
- heat before
- not continue
- misjudge
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