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 lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 2.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 6.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 11.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 22.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 26.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 29.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 32.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) misview (d) unview
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
Answer key
- unlucky
- not agree
- dis-
- pre-
- disallow
- discontinue
- mis-
- un-
- prejudge
- open again
- use wrongly
- cook before
- re-
- misuse
- mislead
- not well
- dishonest
- judge before
- build again
- use again
- not fair
- repaint
- misjudge
- not equal
- reopen
- untidy
- mishear
- not continue
- understand wrongly
- fill again
- misunderstand
- not respect
- behave wrongly
- unsafe
- not usual
- preview
- unfair
- not safe
- retell
- lead wrongly
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