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 “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 4.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) dispaint (d) repaint
- 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 6.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 17.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 23.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 31.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
- 39.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
Answer key
- build again
- not honest
- write again
- repaint
- visit again
- prejudge
- dis-
- mis-
- pre-
- open again
- misplace
- misspell
- join again
- not clear
- rewrite
- un-
- preheat
- rebuild
- re-
- unequal
- play again
- not common
- not equal
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- not allow
- paint again
- misunderstand
- untidy
- disagree
- unclear
- unusual
- prepay
- unwell
- not respect
- not safe
- not happy
- misread
- not agree
- fill again
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