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.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 6.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 7.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 10.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 11.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 14.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 15.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) preplace
- 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 21.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 26.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 27.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 31.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) discount
- 38.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
Answer key
- count wrongly
- re-
- not common
- un-
- not loyal
- recheck
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- unlucky
- not obey
- behave wrongly
- pre-
- misspell
- pay before
- prejudge
- dis-
- reheat
- misplace
- unkind
- misjudge
- disloyal
- cook before
- discontinue
- disagree
- not safe
- fill again
- play again
- hear wrongly
- untidy
- visit again
- reopen
- join again
- unusual
- judge before
- place wrongly
- mis-
- miscount
- precook
- not allow
- heat before
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