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 well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 8.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 19.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 20.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 22.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) dispay
- 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) distell (d) pretell
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 28.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 32.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 36.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 37.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 39.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
Answer key
- unwell
- prejudge
- not honest
- re-
- preheat
- misplace
- not usual
- rejoin
- mis-
- unequal
- disloyal
- pre-
- un-
- not tidy
- dis-
- not agree
- unkind
- not kind
- misuse
- count wrongly
- unfair
- prepay
- retell
- judge wrongly
- disagree
- use again
- not equal
- not well
- heat again
- build again
- unlucky
- unhappy
- check again
- behave wrongly
- not lucky
- not safe
- not happy
- disrespect
- not common
- not clear
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