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 “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) precheck
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 8.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 14.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 18.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 20.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 25.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) refair
- 30.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 32.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 36.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 40.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
Answer key
- not obey
- not respect
- write again
- mis-
- recheck
- re-
- unhappy
- understand wrongly
- reopen
- dis-
- pre-
- un-
- not lucky
- misbehave
- mislead
- view before
- rewrite
- fill again
- preview
- unsafe
- build again
- misjudge
- reheat
- not happy
- disallow
- read wrongly
- not agree
- disagree
- unfair
- misread
- not honest
- retell
- judge wrongly
- not usual
- unwell
- uncommon
- disrespect
- unlucky
- not allow
- unclear
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