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) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 5.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 10.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 11.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) prewell
- 14.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 15.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 23.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) recook
- 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 25.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) recount (c) precount (d) miscount
- 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 31.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 33.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 35.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 40.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
Answer key
- not agree
- dis-
- re-
- not fair
- prepay
- mis-
- pre-
- cook before
- not clear
- not well
- hear wrongly
- visit again
- unwell
- mislead
- untidy
- reopen
- unfair
- not kind
- rejoin
- un-
- paint again
- use again
- precook
- not obey
- not honest
- read wrongly
- not allow
- miscount
- pay before
- disagree
- not tidy
- not usual
- preheat
- behave wrongly
- build again
- unequal
- prejudge
- heat again
- not safe
- misspell
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