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 “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 5.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 7.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 8.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 11.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) discook (d) miscook
- 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 16.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 17.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 20.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 21.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 22.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 25.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 26.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 31.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 34.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
- 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 38.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) misopen
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
Answer key
- pre-
- dis-
- judge wrongly
- play again
- unwell
- disrespect
- visit again
- not continue
- re-
- disagree
- not tidy
- un-
- use again
- precook
- misjudge
- unfair
- revisit
- check again
- not allow
- unusual
- not equal
- refill
- mis-
- place wrongly
- unhappy
- pay before
- not loyal
- not honest
- recheck
- not happy
- unclear
- not common
- rejoin
- fill again
- rebuild
- not clear
- untidy
- reopen
- misunderstand
- dishonest
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