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 equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 2.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) prekind
- 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 5.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 9.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 10.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 20.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 22.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 24.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
- 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) reloyal
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 29.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 30.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
- 39.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
Answer key
- unequal
- not happy
- unkind
- not loyal
- write again
- misunderstand
- dis-
- not tidy
- heat before
- behave wrongly
- pre-
- un-
- mis-
- disrespect
- play again
- rebuild
- cook before
- not honest
- paint again
- disagree
- not safe
- recheck
- judge before
- dishonest
- prepay
- read wrongly
- disloyal
- spell wrongly
- not equal
- unfair
- build again
- not usual
- not well
- re-
- pay before
- heat again
- not agree
- preview
- not obey
- revisit
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