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 prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 3.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 13.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 15.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 16.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 17.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
- 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 25.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) disview
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) misagree
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 33.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 34.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 35.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 37.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) preusual
Answer key
- dis-
- use wrongly
- play again
- not fair
- un-
- re-
- untidy
- paint again
- not continue
- judge before
- mis-
- not obey
- disallow
- pre-
- not safe
- not tidy
- misread
- not agree
- prejudge
- retell
- cook before
- spell wrongly
- reheat
- reuse
- fill again
- preview
- not honest
- misspell
- place wrongly
- not equal
- disagree
- disobey
- not respect
- preheat
- heat before
- not lucky
- prepay
- read wrongly
- pay before
- unusual
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