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.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
- 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 15.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) replay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 22.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 23.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 34.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) misread (d) preread
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) distell
- 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
Answer key
- un-
- pre-
- not agree
- discontinue
- precook
- join again
- mis-
- rewrite
- disagree
- unwell
- not common
- re-
- not fair
- dis-
- replay
- misplace
- unequal
- spell wrongly
- not continue
- unsafe
- misjudge
- misuse
- misbehave
- heat before
- preview
- not lucky
- heat again
- not clear
- place wrongly
- cook before
- understand wrongly
- pay before
- unclear
- misunderstand
- paint again
- misread
- unfair
- retell
- reopen
- disallow
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