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 “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 6.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 16.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) misread (d) unread
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 23.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 32.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 34.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 37.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 39.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 40.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) precount (d) discount
Answer key
- not safe
- disrespect
- unequal
- re-
- mishear
- precook
- prepay
- hear wrongly
- pre-
- not fair
- mis-
- play again
- not allow
- misuse
- not usual
- rewrite
- cook before
- not happy
- misread
- fill again
- not respect
- not loyal
- heat again
- untidy
- reheat
- un-
- dis-
- disagree
- unlucky
- prejudge
- not honest
- unsafe
- not well
- disallow
- unwell
- not clear
- disobey
- behave wrongly
- judge wrongly
- miscount
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