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 prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 5.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) prewell (c) diswell (d) rewell
- 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 12.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) retell
- 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 17.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
- 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 23.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) count before
- 24.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
- 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
- 26.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 30.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) misobey
- 33.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 38.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 39.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) refair
Answer key
- dis-
- read wrongly
- pre-
- not agree
- not allow
- not happy
- un-
- re-
- unwell
- misjudge
- unsafe
- not well
- retell
- not safe
- fill again
- not honest
- check again
- rewrite
- play again
- place wrongly
- rebuild
- unusual
- count wrongly
- precook
- prepay
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- not clear
- dishonest
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- disobey
- miscount
- not obey
- not common
- spell wrongly
- open again
- judge before
- mishear
- unfair
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