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 “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 10.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 11.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 13.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
- 17.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 26.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 28.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
- 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 36.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) display
Answer key
- understand wrongly
- disrespect
- mis-
- dis-
- not clear
- re-
- un-
- fill again
- rebuild
- hear wrongly
- tell again
- pre-
- disallow
- spell wrongly
- unkind
- unusual
- not kind
- cook before
- use again
- unlucky
- reopen
- not usual
- unhappy
- not allow
- play again
- prepay
- misplace
- refill
- not continue
- revisit
- not fair
- not tidy
- pay before
- misbehave
- not common
- misspell
- preview
- judge wrongly
- lead wrongly
- replay
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