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 “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 2.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 4.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 13.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) prerespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 16.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 20.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 29.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 34.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 37.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) misplay
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
Answer key
- repaint
- not common
- not well
- not equal
- re-
- un-
- not fair
- disagree
- mis-
- visit again
- not agree
- disobey
- disrespect
- reopen
- cook before
- misread
- judge wrongly
- use wrongly
- lead wrongly
- prejudge
- dis-
- heat before
- misunderstand
- pre-
- judge before
- not safe
- preheat
- hear wrongly
- not allow
- not usual
- disallow
- misjudge
- unusual
- recheck
- unkind
- mislead
- replay
- not tidy
- unhappy
- unwell
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