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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 3.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 4.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 7.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 9.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 14.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check again
- 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 23.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 24.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 27.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) misread (d) disread
- 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 33.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 34.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 35.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) precook
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 37.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- unsafe
- not continue
- fill again
- re-
- lead wrongly
- not respect
- not fair
- mislead
- disagree
- not common
- mis-
- heat again
- not agree
- check again
- misjudge
- not obey
- un-
- not safe
- pre-
- judge before
- unwell
- unequal
- spell wrongly
- uncommon
- paint again
- misread
- misspell
- unkind
- disobey
- not happy
- not tidy
- reheat
- unfair
- precook
- disallow
- visit again
- replay
- cook before
- use wrongly
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