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.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 3.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 10.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 11.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 14.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 16.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
- 18.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 21.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 22.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 27.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 30.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 36.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 37.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 38.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) refill
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
Answer key
- not kind
- disloyal
- tell again
- pre-
- hear wrongly
- un-
- not lucky
- paint again
- prejudge
- read wrongly
- unequal
- re-
- unwell
- misjudge
- not continue
- prepay
- join again
- pay before
- discontinue
- misunderstand
- not loyal
- rebuild
- uncommon
- reuse
- not fair
- cook before
- understand wrongly
- untidy
- count wrongly
- heat again
- replay
- not happy
- disagree
- dis-
- build again
- not agree
- rejoin
- refill
- disobey
- revisit
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