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 word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) prerespect
- 2.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 8.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 9.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 10.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 22.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 24.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 26.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) reagree (d) misagree
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 31.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 32.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) misplay (d) unplay
- 37.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 39.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
Answer key
- disrespect
- tell again
- misuse
- unlucky
- fill again
- not tidy
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- rewrite
- not lucky
- pre-
- miscount
- re-
- un-
- not well
- not loyal
- pay before
- place wrongly
- dis-
- unwell
- understand wrongly
- not allow
- disobey
- misbehave
- mis-
- heat again
- disagree
- use again
- open again
- not obey
- judge wrongly
- paint again
- not happy
- heat before
- not usual
- replay
- unequal
- judge before
- uncommon
- unusual
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