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) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 6.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
- 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 12.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 20.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 21.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 24.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 27.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) mistell
- 29.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 30.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 32.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 33.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 34.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) misfair
- 37.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 40.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
Answer key
- un-
- prejudge
- pre-
- cook before
- unequal
- preview
- discontinue
- dis-
- not continue
- not lucky
- disagree
- check again
- paint again
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- unsafe
- reheat
- not happy
- fill again
- join again
- use wrongly
- hear wrongly
- unclear
- lead wrongly
- not tidy
- mis-
- place wrongly
- retell
- not fair
- disrespect
- not obey
- replay
- misplace
- visit again
- not clear
- unfair
- mislead
- build again
- not common
- re-
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