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 word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 2.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 6.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 7.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 9.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
- 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 19.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 26.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 29.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 30.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 36.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) display (d) unplay
- 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 39.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
Answer key
- disagree
- disobey
- dis-
- repaint
- not tidy
- hear wrongly
- unkind
- play again
- count wrongly
- re-
- pre-
- not lucky
- behave wrongly
- use again
- un-
- revisit
- disallow
- not equal
- recheck
- not fair
- untidy
- unequal
- mis-
- join again
- judge wrongly
- open again
- prejudge
- judge before
- rebuild
- read wrongly
- not obey
- reheat
- misspell
- disrespect
- unclear
- unwell
- replay
- place wrongly
- misuse
- unfair
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