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.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 6.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) disview (d) review
- 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 9.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 10.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 11.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 17.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 19.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 22.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 25.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 26.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 30.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) unplay
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 36.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 37.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 38.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 39.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
Answer key
- paint again
- disrespect
- un-
- understand wrongly
- not safe
- preview
- unwell
- use again
- unkind
- not respect
- heat before
- pre-
- re-
- disallow
- disagree
- not allow
- use wrongly
- misbehave
- revisit
- mis-
- dis-
- disobey
- not common
- judge before
- untidy
- disloyal
- lead wrongly
- reheat
- mislead
- replay
- not continue
- misjudge
- unequal
- unsafe
- build again
- unusual
- cook before
- not agree
- unfair
- spell wrongly
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