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 “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) distell (d) mistell
- 6.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) misallow (d) unallow
- 7.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 12.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 18.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) misplay
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 22.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 23.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read before (d) read again
- 30.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 31.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 37.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) misequal
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 39.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) prefair
Answer key
- un-
- re-
- mis-
- recheck
- retell
- disallow
- refill
- cook before
- not equal
- dis-
- heat again
- preheat
- misbehave
- view before
- not tidy
- pre-
- disloyal
- replay
- unhappy
- dishonest
- disagree
- unlucky
- not lucky
- judge before
- fill again
- unfair
- join again
- misjudge
- read wrongly
- misunderstand
- misread
- disobey
- unclear
- visit again
- build again
- not kind
- unequal
- not agree
- disrespect
- unfair
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