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 “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 6.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 17.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) unview (d) review
- 19.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 23.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) miscook (d) precook
- 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 28.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 29.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 30.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) prelucky
- 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
Answer key
- disallow
- rewrite
- prejudge
- mis-
- not well
- misuse
- unhappy
- pre-
- disagree
- not tidy
- join again
- re-
- dis-
- not fair
- not agree
- check again
- not allow
- preview
- repaint
- read wrongly
- miscount
- write again
- misread
- un-
- rebuild
- precook
- behave wrongly
- tell again
- lead wrongly
- judge before
- open again
- judge wrongly
- unwell
- unlucky
- not respect
- not clear
- not usual
- mislead
- misbehave
- discontinue
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