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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) dispay
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 14.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 15.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 18.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 19.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 21.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 22.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 23.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 25.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 27.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) miswrite
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 32.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 35.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
Answer key
- misuse
- write again
- judge before
- not clear
- prepay
- mis-
- not kind
- dis-
- paint again
- re-
- unhappy
- pre-
- reuse
- play again
- tell again
- revisit
- check again
- not safe
- lead wrongly
- recheck
- dishonest
- rejoin
- join again
- disloyal
- read wrongly
- not allow
- rewrite
- un-
- disrespect
- pay before
- view before
- not respect
- disagree
- not happy
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- use again
- place wrongly
- behave wrongly
- misjudge
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder