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 “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
- 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 8.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 9.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 10.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 14.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 18.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 23.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 28.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) prekind
- 31.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
- 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin
Answer key
- disallow
- understand wrongly
- not loyal
- rewrite
- un-
- unsafe
- open again
- unclear
- visit again
- unfair
- tell again
- mis-
- misuse
- revisit
- re-
- not common
- unhappy
- view before
- retell
- pre-
- not kind
- misunderstand
- untidy
- not allow
- dis-
- build again
- prepay
- discontinue
- not fair
- unkind
- fill again
- recheck
- dishonest
- disobey
- check again
- not equal
- unwell
- misjudge
- cook before
- rejoin
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