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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 17.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 18.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
- 21.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 22.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) precommon
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 26.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
Answer key
- re-
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- not clear
- dis-
- not respect
- disloyal
- un-
- not loyal
- not well
- not agree
- mis-
- untidy
- not kind
- refill
- unkind
- not common
- reuse
- misread
- join again
- unequal
- prepay
- not honest
- uncommon
- place wrongly
- rebuild
- misplace
- write again
- unlucky
- fill again
- misunderstand
- not equal
- pay before
- not usual
- unfair
- unclear
- play again
- lead wrongly
- misbehave
- understand wrongly
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