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 “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 4.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) preagree
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 8.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) disclear (d) misclear
- 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
Answer key
- mishear
- re-
- rewrite
- unequal
- dis-
- disagree
- not agree
- not well
- prejudge
- prepay
- join again
- not loyal
- disloyal
- mis-
- un-
- not fair
- not continue
- not kind
- not respect
- retell
- pre-
- use again
- not happy
- unclear
- check again
- place wrongly
- unfair
- judge before
- open again
- pay before
- preheat
- count wrongly
- not obey
- disrespect
- paint again
- disallow
- read wrongly
- misspell
- misunderstand
- visit again
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