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 prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
- 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 13.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 14.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 15.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 16.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
- 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 18.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 19.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 21.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) rebehave
- 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 23.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 29.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
- 35.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 38.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 40.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
Answer key
- un-
- lead wrongly
- dis-
- not agree
- unclear
- disrespect
- re-
- heat before
- pre-
- mis-
- unwell
- not lucky
- pay before
- unequal
- rebuild
- misspell
- heat again
- preview
- unkind
- use again
- misbehave
- tell again
- not clear
- not allow
- not loyal
- disobey
- reuse
- count wrongly
- behave wrongly
- check again
- replay
- visit again
- not well
- not common
- mislead
- build again
- revisit
- write again
- not kind
- misunderstand
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