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 “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) unplay
- 13.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 14.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 15.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 21.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 34.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
Answer key
- not respect
- mis-
- prejudge
- pre-
- discontinue
- uncommon
- open again
- not fair
- re-
- not safe
- dis-
- replay
- disagree
- untidy
- not honest
- play again
- spell wrongly
- heat again
- rejoin
- disobey
- misplace
- pay before
- un-
- unhappy
- not common
- misuse
- reuse
- unfair
- not continue
- use wrongly
- unwell
- misbehave
- not lucky
- write again
- unclear
- build again
- hear wrongly
- unsafe
- unkind
- misread
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