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 “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 2.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) disread
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
- 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) preplay (c) display (d) replay
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 10.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 11.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 18.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) discheck
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 23.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 32.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 35.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 36.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) dishear
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
Answer key
- not allow
- fill again
- dis-
- pre-
- misread
- re-
- preview
- replay
- disallow
- not agree
- check again
- unkind
- spell wrongly
- unclear
- not happy
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- prepay
- not clear
- recheck
- behave wrongly
- cook before
- misspell
- not usual
- unsafe
- visit again
- not fair
- not common
- tell again
- paint again
- place wrongly
- not loyal
- discontinue
- un-
- reheat
- preheat
- mishear
- build again
- use again
- heat before
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