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) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 3.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) miscook
- 4.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 8.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 14.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 18.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) missafe
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
- 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 26.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
- 33.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 40.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) recheck
Answer key
- not agree
- misjudge
- precook
- not loyal
- re-
- join again
- dishonest
- judge before
- pre-
- lead wrongly
- cook before
- unlucky
- hear wrongly
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- un-
- rejoin
- unsafe
- rebuild
- preheat
- not well
- not lucky
- unclear
- mis-
- misplace
- tell again
- prejudge
- unkind
- discontinue
- preview
- not clear
- count wrongly
- use again
- behave wrongly
- rewrite
- read wrongly
- check again
- play again
- unhappy
- recheck
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