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 obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 3.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 6.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 8.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) misrespect
- 11.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 22.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 24.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 29.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 30.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 33.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) disfill
- 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) display
- 35.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
- 39.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) unplace
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
Answer key
- disobey
- misjudge
- heat before
- unwell
- dis-
- not lucky
- unsafe
- mislead
- re-
- disrespect
- fill again
- pre-
- write again
- mis-
- disagree
- not loyal
- behave wrongly
- unkind
- pay before
- disallow
- build again
- heat again
- count wrongly
- unhappy
- un-
- not obey
- not usual
- not respect
- hear wrongly
- not agree
- paint again
- not happy
- refill
- replay
- misuse
- not fair
- disloyal
- not common
- misplace
- visit again
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