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) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 7.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 8.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
- 9.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 12.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 14.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
- 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 17.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 19.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 22.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) disopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 25.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 27.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 29.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) unallow
- 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 39.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 40.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
Answer key
- pre-
- un-
- dis-
- not happy
- re-
- fill again
- judge wrongly
- rejoin
- not lucky
- mis-
- prepay
- check again
- disobey
- rewrite
- prejudge
- lead wrongly
- use wrongly
- count wrongly
- not agree
- pay before
- misspell
- unfair
- behave wrongly
- reopen
- spell wrongly
- revisit
- misbehave
- cook before
- disagree
- not kind
- disallow
- understand wrongly
- visit again
- unequal
- place wrongly
- not respect
- not continue
- mislead
- disrespect
- preheat
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