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 “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 6.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 13.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
- 23.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
Answer key
- un-
- rebuild
- mis-
- dis-
- visit again
- unkind
- use again
- pay before
- not happy
- unclear
- miscount
- misbehave
- discontinue
- pre-
- not clear
- re-
- not tidy
- read wrongly
- lead wrongly
- disallow
- untidy
- dishonest
- misplace
- judge wrongly
- mishear
- join again
- not honest
- misspell
- not agree
- play again
- not fair
- heat again
- not loyal
- disrespect
- refill
- rejoin
- not obey
- not continue
- hear wrongly
- unequal
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