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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 4.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) disview (d) unview
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 14.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 23.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 26.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 30.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) unpaint (d) dispaint
- 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 32.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
Answer key
- not agree
- un-
- not tidy
- open again
- unusual
- not usual
- preview
- not obey
- mis-
- dis-
- re-
- not allow
- not safe
- not well
- lead wrongly
- untidy
- write again
- not loyal
- build again
- rewrite
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- play again
- heat before
- unclear
- not fair
- not common
- join again
- misjudge
- repaint
- misbehave
- rejoin
- uncommon
- preheat
- reheat
- recheck
- unkind
- prepay
- spell wrongly
- misplace
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