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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 2.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) distell (d) mistell
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 7.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join before
- 14.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 15.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 16.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 21.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 24.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 25.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 28.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 31.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) discook (d) uncook
- 32.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 34.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 35.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) misread (d) preread
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 39.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) review
- 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
Answer key
- mishear
- retell
- not kind
- pre-
- not agree
- not fair
- understand wrongly
- mis-
- not equal
- tell again
- dis-
- misbehave
- join again
- not tidy
- unhappy
- reuse
- reopen
- re-
- judge before
- hear wrongly
- unkind
- write again
- not obey
- not allow
- rewrite
- view before
- judge wrongly
- not respect
- unfair
- use again
- precook
- unusual
- un-
- dishonest
- misread
- not loyal
- uncommon
- visit again
- preview
- cook before
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder