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) reobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 8.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 11.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) unfill
- 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
- 13.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 18.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 19.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 22.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 33.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 34.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 35.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 39.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
Answer key
- disobey
- un-
- prepay
- not fair
- not loyal
- pre-
- unlucky
- write again
- untidy
- use again
- refill
- unusual
- not respect
- dis-
- check again
- misuse
- judge wrongly
- misspell
- tell again
- not honest
- preheat
- open again
- misjudge
- misbehave
- mis-
- not well
- not agree
- disrespect
- not continue
- build again
- lead wrongly
- use wrongly
- behave wrongly
- pay before
- re-
- not tidy
- disagree
- not allow
- unhappy
- unsafe
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