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 “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 2.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
- 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 14.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 15.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 17.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) misread (d) unread
- 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 22.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 23.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 26.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 36.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
Answer key
- place wrongly
- unkind
- pre-
- cook before
- untidy
- not common
- un-
- build again
- mis-
- unwell
- re-
- join again
- prejudge
- disagree
- not respect
- disobey
- play again
- spell wrongly
- misread
- paint again
- check again
- misuse
- not tidy
- dis-
- mishear
- repaint
- misspell
- unlucky
- unfair
- pay before
- retell
- behave wrongly
- heat before
- not lucky
- misunderstand
- not honest
- not well
- view before
- not loyal
- dishonest
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