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 loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 4.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 5.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 6.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 9.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 10.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 11.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 14.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) unobey
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 27.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) disview (d) misview
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 35.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 37.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
Answer key
- disloyal
- refill
- not honest
- reuse
- use wrongly
- build again
- mis-
- not tidy
- cook before
- rebuild
- precook
- not usual
- paint again
- not common
- reheat
- un-
- count wrongly
- dis-
- not happy
- understand wrongly
- re-
- disobey
- pre-
- not kind
- untidy
- not loyal
- misunderstand
- prepay
- preview
- fill again
- not fair
- judge before
- not agree
- misspell
- mishear
- unequal
- heat again
- reopen
- view before
- tell again
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