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 “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
- 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 12.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
- 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 20.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 21.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 26.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 34.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
Answer key
- judge before
- reuse
- dis-
- not loyal
- un-
- not usual
- untidy
- pre-
- view before
- dishonest
- not respect
- recheck
- rewrite
- misplace
- mis-
- revisit
- unclear
- not safe
- re-
- heat again
- prepay
- count wrongly
- misjudge
- use again
- not clear
- disallow
- paint again
- not happy
- not equal
- rejoin
- misbehave
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- disagree
- unwell
- discontinue
- not allow
- pay before
- use wrongly
- misread
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