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) unallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 13.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 14.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 21.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) dishear
- 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 30.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) distell
- 34.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 36.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
Answer key
- disallow
- re-
- pre-
- not obey
- mis-
- not usual
- un-
- rebuild
- dishonest
- misread
- discontinue
- dis-
- preheat
- refill
- rewrite
- mislead
- spell wrongly
- heat before
- not happy
- place wrongly
- rejoin
- check again
- cook before
- revisit
- mishear
- lead wrongly
- not honest
- unwell
- unclear
- reuse
- recheck
- count wrongly
- retell
- hear wrongly
- unfair
- not allow
- not loyal
- not well
- reopen
- not lucky
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