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 “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 3.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 4.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 5.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 8.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) precount
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 21.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 23.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 24.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 27.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 30.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 36.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
Answer key
- not usual
- prejudge
- open again
- misbehave
- rejoin
- mis-
- paint again
- unlucky
- dis-
- re-
- view before
- not clear
- not loyal
- cook before
- unclear
- miscount
- pay before
- pre-
- untidy
- recheck
- place wrongly
- not safe
- disrespect
- not continue
- un-
- misunderstand
- not tidy
- prepay
- reuse
- disloyal
- not fair
- count wrongly
- read wrongly
- judge wrongly
- visit again
- repaint
- use wrongly
- disobey
- not well
- not agree
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