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) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 3.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 10.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 11.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 17.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
- 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 26.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) distell (d) untell
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 29.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear before
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) prejoin
- 31.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) unbehave (d) disbehave
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- use wrongly
- not allow
- unkind
- mis-
- pre-
- misjudge
- dis-
- disobey
- uncommon
- play again
- judge wrongly
- un-
- not equal
- spell wrongly
- unclear
- unlucky
- check again
- precook
- heat before
- unwell
- behave wrongly
- misspell
- place wrongly
- unusual
- retell
- cook before
- not happy
- hear wrongly
- rejoin
- misbehave
- unfair
- not loyal
- not agree
- mislead
- unhappy
- unsafe
- prejudge
- lead wrongly
- not kind
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