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 “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) count before (d) not count
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 3.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 6.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 7.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 10.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 19.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) disspell
- 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 35.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) misrespect
Answer key
- count wrongly
- prejudge
- unhappy
- not tidy
- judge wrongly
- write again
- not obey
- mis-
- understand wrongly
- lead wrongly
- re-
- not usual
- unfair
- paint again
- pre-
- check again
- disobey
- disloyal
- not agree
- not clear
- dis-
- unusual
- not honest
- pay before
- not lucky
- untidy
- misspell
- dishonest
- read wrongly
- visit again
- behave wrongly
- spell wrongly
- un-
- misbehave
- hear wrongly
- not equal
- misunderstand
- replay
- use again
- disrespect
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