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 obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) misread (d) disread
- 6.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 7.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
- 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 9.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 10.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) unjoin
- 11.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) refill
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 14.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 16.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
- 19.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 26.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 28.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
- 32.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
- 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) unspell
- 34.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) discook
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) preplace
- 36.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 38.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 40.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
Answer key
- disobey
- mis-
- pre-
- un-
- misread
- unhappy
- reopen
- not loyal
- heat before
- rejoin
- refill
- re-
- uncommon
- play again
- build again
- visit again
- rewrite
- unequal
- not fair
- recheck
- unclear
- unsafe
- count wrongly
- write again
- not lucky
- not allow
- unkind
- judge wrongly
- check again
- not well
- replay
- revisit
- misspell
- precook
- misplace
- not clear
- dis-
- mislead
- behave wrongly
- prejudge
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