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 “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) unvisit
- 5.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 7.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 8.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 18.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 22.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 28.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 29.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 31.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 39.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) mishonest (d) rehonest
Answer key
- play again
- judge wrongly
- un-
- revisit
- rewrite
- not tidy
- misbehave
- tell again
- re-
- prepay
- pre-
- mis-
- misspell
- unclear
- not respect
- unlucky
- lead wrongly
- not obey
- dis-
- unequal
- not safe
- untidy
- view before
- fill again
- use wrongly
- unkind
- reheat
- visit again
- heat before
- misuse
- unwell
- not clear
- check again
- not lucky
- heat again
- unhappy
- not continue
- unusual
- unsafe
- dishonest
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