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 “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 6.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 8.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 10.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 13.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 14.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 15.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 22.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 23.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 25.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 28.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 30.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) prehear
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 40.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
Answer key
- pre-
- fill again
- re-
- dis-
- count wrongly
- unlucky
- mislead
- prejudge
- discontinue
- misplace
- mis-
- disrespect
- not common
- paint again
- not usual
- un-
- not loyal
- read wrongly
- not kind
- disobey
- behave wrongly
- untidy
- cook before
- not lucky
- misspell
- not well
- prepay
- judge before
- dishonest
- not allow
- mishear
- use again
- hear wrongly
- not tidy
- rewrite
- reheat
- judge wrongly
- build again
- heat again
- unhappy
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