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 “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 3.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
- 5.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 6.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 13.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 17.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 18.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) prekind
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 21.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 22.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) preview (c) misview (d) unview
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 24.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 30.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 34.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 36.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
Answer key
- tell again
- not obey
- check again
- unlucky
- unfair
- disallow
- not safe
- paint again
- not happy
- dis-
- use wrongly
- unequal
- judge before
- unclear
- judge wrongly
- not lucky
- prepay
- unkind
- re-
- visit again
- repaint
- preview
- preheat
- recheck
- un-
- pre-
- not clear
- misplace
- replay
- refill
- mis-
- unusual
- misbehave
- not respect
- fill again
- misunderstand
- disloyal
- misuse
- place wrongly
- not honest
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