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 “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 2.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 5.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 13.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) unplay
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 17.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
- 21.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
- 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 27.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 34.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 35.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 37.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
Answer key
- fill again
- not tidy
- mis-
- reheat
- not usual
- misread
- pre-
- use wrongly
- dis-
- unlucky
- preview
- unkind
- replay
- re-
- spell wrongly
- check again
- unwell
- not respect
- judge before
- not common
- unusual
- lead wrongly
- heat before
- not happy
- count wrongly
- unsafe
- disallow
- prejudge
- join again
- use again
- play again
- un-
- not agree
- disloyal
- view before
- rebuild
- refill
- mishear
- not kind
- understand wrongly
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