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.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 3.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 4.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 5.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 8.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 12.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 16.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) misfill
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 31.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 35.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) unfair
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
Answer key
- fill again
- not loyal
- dishonest
- disloyal
- not equal
- discontinue
- disallow
- repaint
- re-
- play again
- not agree
- read wrongly
- not fair
- preheat
- unclear
- judge wrongly
- dis-
- refill
- unhappy
- visit again
- pre-
- unsafe
- mis-
- disobey
- understand wrongly
- unwell
- build again
- un-
- recheck
- prejudge
- join again
- count wrongly
- not safe
- rejoin
- unequal
- not continue
- unfair
- rewrite
- not tidy
- disagree
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