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 “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 8.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 14.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 15.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
- 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 20.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 21.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 24.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 38.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) discount
- 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
Answer key
- not agree
- dis-
- not common
- pre-
- misunderstand
- re-
- mislead
- not tidy
- paint again
- not usual
- recheck
- spell wrongly
- disobey
- rebuild
- uncommon
- reuse
- reheat
- unequal
- cook before
- revisit
- not safe
- not respect
- judge before
- fill again
- un-
- write again
- misspell
- misplace
- not honest
- behave wrongly
- hear wrongly
- disallow
- count wrongly
- prepay
- retell
- unsafe
- mis-
- miscount
- not well
- unwell
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