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 “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) precook
- 2.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 5.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) prefill
- 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 12.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 20.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 22.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 23.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 25.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 29.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 38.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
- 39.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
Answer key
- precook
- misspell
- not kind
- unlucky
- refill
- disobey
- mis-
- mishear
- unusual
- misuse
- unwell
- not agree
- un-
- not happy
- unkind
- not continue
- pay before
- re-
- not allow
- disagree
- pre-
- check again
- unhappy
- build again
- rewrite
- visit again
- dis-
- not respect
- judge before
- use again
- not safe
- fill again
- unfair
- not fair
- use wrongly
- not loyal
- paint again
- rebuild
- hear wrongly
- reopen
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