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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 7.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 12.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 16.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 17.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 23.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) unpaint (d) mispaint
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 28.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
- 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 34.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 40.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
Answer key
- dis-
- not safe
- mis-
- pre-
- misjudge
- use again
- misplace
- re-
- not equal
- preheat
- join again
- not allow
- paint again
- un-
- revisit
- judge wrongly
- disallow
- not honest
- disloyal
- unequal
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- repaint
- refill
- not clear
- cook before
- prejudge
- dishonest
- not loyal
- count wrongly
- mislead
- reheat
- rebuild
- miscount
- unfair
- preview
- discontinue
- reopen
- not well
- misbehave
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