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) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) prefill
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 14.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 15.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 18.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 21.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 29.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
- 31.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 33.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) display
- 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 37.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
Answer key
- re-
- not clear
- not equal
- visit again
- un-
- not respect
- refill
- pay before
- not allow
- mis-
- pre-
- not lucky
- not obey
- use wrongly
- paint again
- mislead
- disobey
- view before
- not loyal
- place wrongly
- open again
- misspell
- not honest
- not happy
- dis-
- re-
- reheat
- uncommon
- prejudge
- build again
- misplace
- rejoin
- not kind
- replay
- preheat
- tell again
- behave wrongly
- not usual
- disloyal
- not tidy
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