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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 4.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 14.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) preusual
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 20.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 23.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 24.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 26.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) disjoin
- 30.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 31.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 33.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 40.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
Answer key
- re-
- judge wrongly
- unkind
- miscount
- lead wrongly
- dis-
- use again
- not clear
- disallow
- mis-
- cook before
- disrespect
- not equal
- not happy
- judge before
- un-
- unusual
- not fair
- heat before
- not respect
- pre-
- unsafe
- view before
- not continue
- fill again
- place wrongly
- untidy
- build again
- rejoin
- mislead
- unequal
- use wrongly
- hear wrongly
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- pay before
- rebuild
- unfair
- reuse
- misplace
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