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 word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 2.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) retidy
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) unpay
- 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 8.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 19.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 25.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 28.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 29.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 31.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 32.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 36.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
- 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) reread (d) unread
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
Answer key
- refill
- untidy
- unkind
- behave wrongly
- prepay
- not safe
- not allow
- use wrongly
- rebuild
- re-
- not equal
- not common
- hear wrongly
- misspell
- spell wrongly
- open again
- misjudge
- dishonest
- join again
- un-
- mis-
- dis-
- mislead
- build again
- repaint
- play again
- cook before
- discontinue
- not usual
- pre-
- not happy
- use again
- rejoin
- not agree
- prejudge
- unlucky
- not respect
- misread
- not fair
- check again
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