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 continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 6.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
- 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 16.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) misfair (d) disfair
- 18.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 21.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 22.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) misrespect (c) prerespect (d) unrespect
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 25.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 26.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 29.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) missafe (d) resafe
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) rebehave
- 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) precook
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 35.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
Answer key
- discontinue
- prejudge
- re-
- not safe
- not honest
- join again
- mis-
- un-
- repaint
- pre-
- not well
- build again
- not happy
- dis-
- not agree
- view before
- unfair
- miscount
- not obey
- misunderstand
- not kind
- disrespect
- judge before
- visit again
- preheat
- behave wrongly
- not usual
- reopen
- disagree
- unhappy
- unsafe
- misbehave
- precook
- unwell
- disloyal
- mislead
- tell again
- not lucky
- unclear
- check again
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