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 “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
- 9.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
- 15.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 16.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
- 17.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 19.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 21.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) reread (d) misread
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 26.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view again
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 31.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
- 32.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) diskind
- 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
Answer key
- heat again
- un-
- dis-
- write again
- not agree
- rejoin
- not safe
- rewrite
- check again
- not happy
- prejudge
- mis-
- play again
- refill
- disloyal
- replay
- repaint
- not honest
- miscount
- unlucky
- misread
- disobey
- use wrongly
- misjudge
- not usual
- not continue
- not tidy
- re-
- view before
- build again
- rebuild
- not fair
- pre-
- discontinue
- unkind
- pay before
- not well
- not allow
- open again
- join again
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