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 “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 5.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) dissafe
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 23.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) pretidy (d) mistidy
- 25.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 26.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 27.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 28.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) misallow (d) unallow
- 33.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 35.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 37.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
Answer key
- lead wrongly
- un-
- re-
- join again
- misspell
- unsafe
- dis-
- behave wrongly
- not clear
- heat again
- read wrongly
- replay
- not well
- not fair
- pre-
- misread
- mis-
- unwell
- judge before
- view before
- cook before
- unusual
- recheck
- untidy
- unhappy
- rejoin
- not respect
- refill
- place wrongly
- build again
- not safe
- disallow
- not allow
- misuse
- unkind
- mishear
- reopen
- not happy
- unequal
- not tidy
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