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) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 8.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) disfill
- 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 23.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
- 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 25.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 28.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) prewrite
- 40.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
Answer key
- dis-
- not obey
- disrespect
- re-
- not lucky
- not clear
- untidy
- judge wrongly
- not usual
- heat again
- unwell
- un-
- not respect
- disobey
- mis-
- read wrongly
- miscount
- not safe
- not well
- refill
- not happy
- pre-
- precook
- join again
- visit again
- not loyal
- place wrongly
- reuse
- not fair
- prepay
- unsafe
- unequal
- lead wrongly
- mislead
- not allow
- misuse
- not continue
- not agree
- rewrite
- prejudge
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