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 “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 4.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) misplay
- 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 8.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) precount (d) uncount
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 16.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) misview
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue again
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 32.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 35.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 37.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) refill
Answer key
- judge wrongly
- re-
- not loyal
- replay
- discontinue
- dis-
- misplace
- recheck
- spell wrongly
- not fair
- unfair
- unlucky
- pre-
- miscount
- not allow
- not respect
- mis-
- not tidy
- not kind
- rewrite
- disagree
- read wrongly
- behave wrongly
- un-
- reuse
- preview
- preheat
- rejoin
- unclear
- not continue
- build again
- open again
- not clear
- judge before
- count wrongly
- not common
- reopen
- disloyal
- fill again
- refill
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