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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 3.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 11.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 17.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 28.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 29.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) prehear
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) disread (d) preread
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- not allow
- place wrongly
- mis-
- unsafe
- not well
- not lucky
- dis-
- unfair
- heat before
- uncommon
- spell wrongly
- unusual
- pre-
- prejudge
- check again
- retell
- use wrongly
- visit again
- not tidy
- preheat
- not agree
- misspell
- un-
- misjudge
- revisit
- not happy
- unequal
- mishear
- not continue
- not safe
- judge before
- not respect
- not common
- misuse
- misread
- play again
- lead wrongly
- disagree
- read wrongly
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