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 “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 3.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 4.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) preplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 20.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 26.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 39.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 40.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
Answer key
- reheat
- read wrongly
- behave wrongly
- not respect
- not agree
- visit again
- unequal
- un-
- pre-
- not usual
- dis-
- heat again
- fill again
- judge before
- uncommon
- not tidy
- mis-
- misplace
- not well
- count wrongly
- unclear
- not happy
- re-
- prepay
- disloyal
- check again
- join again
- misjudge
- not lucky
- not equal
- not loyal
- unwell
- not common
- rejoin
- discontinue
- spell wrongly
- disallow
- view before
- mislead
- disagree
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