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) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 3.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) dislead
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 15.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) misview
- 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 18.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) misvisit
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 34.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 38.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
Answer key
- not loyal
- disloyal
- count wrongly
- pre-
- read wrongly
- uncommon
- not equal
- unfair
- build again
- not well
- re-
- mislead
- mis-
- unsafe
- misuse
- preview
- not obey
- revisit
- not allow
- pay before
- recheck
- not agree
- dis-
- rejoin
- judge before
- replay
- un-
- join again
- not honest
- paint again
- unkind
- not usual
- spell wrongly
- lead wrongly
- unwell
- unequal
- use again
- mishear
- not fair
- visit again
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