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) disagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) misagree
- 2.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 3.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 10.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 11.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 13.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) display (d) preplay
- 14.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 18.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
- 20.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 29.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 30.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 31.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 32.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 34.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
- 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
Answer key
- disagree
- not clear
- not tidy
- re-
- unsafe
- pay before
- pre-
- not lucky
- un-
- misunderstand
- not obey
- unwell
- replay
- use again
- visit again
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- not respect
- misread
- fill again
- dis-
- disobey
- misjudge
- view before
- behave wrongly
- build again
- unusual
- not agree
- miscount
- not common
- repaint
- mislead
- reuse
- disloyal
- unhappy
- not kind
- not loyal
- retell
- not usual
- not lucky
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