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 wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 6.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 10.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) miswrite
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 27.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) not check
- 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 30.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
- 31.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 34.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 37.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
- 38.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 39.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
Answer key
- not allow
- pre-
- disobey
- dis-
- rebuild
- unclear
- disagree
- spell wrongly
- misjudge
- misbehave
- cook before
- not safe
- rewrite
- re-
- place wrongly
- not honest
- not usual
- not agree
- un-
- unfair
- not obey
- preheat
- discontinue
- judge wrongly
- mishear
- prejudge
- behave wrongly
- check again
- mis-
- disrespect
- revisit
- not clear
- unhappy
- write again
- reopen
- miscount
- dishonest
- play again
- misspell
- refill
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