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 “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 4.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 5.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) preview (d) disview
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 9.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) misallow
- 13.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 19.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 24.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 28.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) unpay
- 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 30.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 35.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) prelucky
- 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 38.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
Answer key
- cook before
- not loyal
- misbehave
- play again
- preview
- un-
- re-
- disobey
- fill again
- not tidy
- lead wrongly
- disallow
- heat before
- dis-
- reuse
- not honest
- unsafe
- understand wrongly
- hear wrongly
- not common
- not agree
- mislead
- not well
- not respect
- pre-
- paint again
- rebuild
- prepay
- not happy
- heat again
- unusual
- place wrongly
- preheat
- mis-
- unlucky
- recheck
- open again
- write again
- use wrongly
- disloyal
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