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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 2.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 4.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 7.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 10.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 11.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 19.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 22.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 28.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 33.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 37.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 38.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
Answer key
- not agree
- not lucky
- unwell
- disallow
- not respect
- preheat
- replay
- lead wrongly
- unhappy
- not clear
- open again
- disobey
- not continue
- disloyal
- not safe
- reuse
- un-
- revisit
- unequal
- use wrongly
- dis-
- paint again
- judge before
- re-
- not happy
- pre-
- not loyal
- play again
- not honest
- misuse
- unfair
- not well
- not equal
- not tidy
- place wrongly
- not usual
- unusual
- pay before
- heat again
- uncommon
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