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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 2.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
- 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 11.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) reread (d) misread
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 16.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) relead
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 28.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 33.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 35.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 36.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) disfair
Answer key
- not loyal
- precook
- unequal
- un-
- dis-
- visit again
- discontinue
- not allow
- preview
- not agree
- replay
- re-
- behave wrongly
- misread
- not fair
- not continue
- pre-
- misunderstand
- not clear
- not lucky
- mislead
- mis-
- not happy
- not kind
- prejudge
- reuse
- not equal
- not safe
- not common
- mishear
- not well
- play again
- reopen
- judge before
- repaint
- disobey
- recheck
- cook before
- paint again
- unfair
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