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) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 3.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
- 4.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 8.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 9.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 10.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 13.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 16.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 17.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) display
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 22.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) uncook
- 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) discount
- 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
- 31.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 33.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) prekind
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) review (c) misview (d) unview
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
Answer key
- dis-
- prejudge
- disallow
- disrespect
- not well
- use wrongly
- pay before
- not honest
- view before
- place wrongly
- not respect
- not happy
- use again
- mis-
- not equal
- not usual
- replay
- pre-
- un-
- play again
- dishonest
- precook
- not fair
- re-
- miscount
- mislead
- unlucky
- not kind
- reuse
- rebuild
- unequal
- cook before
- unkind
- not common
- reheat
- judge wrongly
- preview
- judge before
- tell again
- not clear
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