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 “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 2.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 10.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 12.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) not write (d) write before
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 22.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 25.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 27.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 28.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 31.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) unread (d) misread
- 32.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 33.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 34.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 36.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 37.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
Answer key
- spell wrongly
- rebuild
- dis-
- join again
- un-
- disobey
- untidy
- preheat
- paint again
- fill again
- unfair
- cook before
- judge wrongly
- not allow
- pre-
- disagree
- write again
- use again
- not equal
- re-
- not safe
- read wrongly
- disloyal
- misjudge
- not agree
- view before
- understand wrongly
- pay before
- unclear
- behave wrongly
- misread
- mis-
- unhappy
- unsafe
- not clear
- count wrongly
- lead wrongly
- misuse
- unequal
- visit again
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