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 agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 7.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 8.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 9.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 11.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 18.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check before (d) check again
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 24.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) not read (d) read again
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
Answer key
- disagree
- un-
- not common
- not fair
- pre-
- precook
- misuse
- open again
- reheat
- write again
- misjudge
- mis-
- prepay
- visit again
- re-
- dis-
- behave wrongly
- lead wrongly
- disallow
- not equal
- check again
- judge before
- not allow
- mislead
- misplace
- not clear
- reuse
- reopen
- not usual
- view before
- not continue
- not kind
- not lucky
- rejoin
- read wrongly
- tell again
- not happy
- misbehave
- recheck
- discontinue
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