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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 7.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 8.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 12.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) unpay
- 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) distell (d) retell
- 14.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
- 15.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 19.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 20.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 21.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
- 22.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 24.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 28.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) diskind
- 30.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 31.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 35.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
Answer key
- not loyal
- mis-
- unwell
- not tidy
- dis-
- not usual
- not kind
- reuse
- not equal
- re-
- pre-
- prepay
- retell
- repaint
- reheat
- paint again
- pay before
- misplace
- tell again
- preheat
- preview
- join again
- disrespect
- place wrongly
- prejudge
- not common
- fill again
- unclear
- unkind
- not safe
- count wrongly
- not obey
- not agree
- spell wrongly
- reopen
- understand wrongly
- untidy
- behave wrongly
- unusual
- build again
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