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 word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
- 14.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 27.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 29.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 31.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 34.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
- 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
Answer key
- prejudge
- not respect
- behave wrongly
- re-
- mis-
- visit again
- unclear
- pre-
- un-
- dis-
- disloyal
- use again
- repaint
- misbehave
- unfair
- count wrongly
- not fair
- check again
- not equal
- not usual
- not lucky
- disrespect
- hear wrongly
- disobey
- rebuild
- view before
- not kind
- not agree
- judge wrongly
- not common
- heat before
- not tidy
- unsafe
- uncommon
- read wrongly
- write again
- refill
- lead wrongly
- open again
- retell
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