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 word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 4.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 5.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 14.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) unview (d) misview
- 15.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 21.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 23.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 24.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 26.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 27.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 30.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 37.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
Answer key
- disrespect
- re-
- disallow
- not common
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- un-
- not safe
- pre-
- not equal
- discontinue
- rebuild
- misuse
- preview
- disobey
- check again
- not tidy
- place wrongly
- not continue
- not usual
- heat again
- preheat
- judge wrongly
- unusual
- unwell
- unlucky
- repaint
- use again
- not lucky
- prejudge
- play again
- precook
- not loyal
- dishonest
- cook before
- mis-
- not obey
- uncommon
- read wrongly
- not allow
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