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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 7.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 12.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) prefair
- 22.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) tell before (d) not tell
- 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 29.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) replace
- 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 31.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) unhear
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
Answer key
- not agree
- re-
- pre-
- misread
- retell
- not tidy
- unkind
- preheat
- rebuild
- not continue
- disloyal
- prejudge
- mis-
- un-
- dis-
- unclear
- write again
- mislead
- rewrite
- not lucky
- unfair
- rejoin
- not honest
- revisit
- not safe
- read wrongly
- tell again
- paint again
- misplace
- not usual
- understand wrongly
- unwell
- not well
- unsafe
- unhappy
- refill
- mishear
- lead wrongly
- reuse
- place wrongly
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