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 “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 4.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) recount (d) miscount
- 9.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 18.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 19.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 21.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) unfill (d) prefill
- 25.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
- 26.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 32.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 34.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 37.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
Answer key
- not obey
- play again
- lead wrongly
- view before
- place wrongly
- dis-
- paint again
- miscount
- use again
- unwell
- un-
- unusual
- pre-
- heat again
- write again
- check again
- disloyal
- not allow
- discontinue
- not safe
- reopen
- not happy
- re-
- refill
- rejoin
- not equal
- not well
- unlucky
- prepay
- open again
- rewrite
- preheat
- disrespect
- not clear
- mis-
- misbehave
- unequal
- mishear
- not loyal
- not lucky
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