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 “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 6.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 17.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 18.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
- 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 20.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 23.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 25.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 35.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
Answer key
- mis-
- repaint
- dis-
- play again
- unclear
- use again
- view before
- paint again
- prejudge
- heat again
- not tidy
- disrespect
- dishonest
- judge wrongly
- re-
- not respect
- join again
- revisit
- preheat
- rebuild
- not allow
- misplace
- fill again
- un-
- cook before
- not lucky
- pre-
- unlucky
- unsafe
- mishear
- not honest
- not safe
- misbehave
- not well
- read wrongly
- disallow
- misjudge
- rewrite
- refill
- unfair
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