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 “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 3.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) mislucky
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 9.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 13.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 14.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) allow wrongly
- 16.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) disfair (d) refair
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree before
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 24.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 29.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 31.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 38.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 39.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- read wrongly
- unlucky
- un-
- not honest
- mis-
- pre-
- disrespect
- hear wrongly
- count wrongly
- revisit
- write again
- not kind
- disagree
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- unfair
- cook before
- dis-
- dishonest
- disallow
- not agree
- rejoin
- understand wrongly
- unsafe
- spell wrongly
- untidy
- unkind
- preheat
- paint again
- pay before
- unwell
- disloyal
- misspell
- misjudge
- fill again
- check again
- not clear
- build again
- not equal
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