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 word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 2.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 8.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 13.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) respell
- 14.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 16.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 19.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) misplay (c) display (d) preplay
- 22.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) precontinue (d) discontinue
- 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 26.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 27.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 32.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 33.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 37.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
- 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 40.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
Answer key
- unsafe
- view before
- pre-
- not safe
- un-
- misbehave
- not continue
- unwell
- judge before
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- unusual
- misspell
- misjudge
- fill again
- precook
- dis-
- not agree
- heat again
- tell again
- replay
- discontinue
- re-
- play again
- understand wrongly
- disrespect
- visit again
- prejudge
- reuse
- heat before
- not obey
- not loyal
- disobey
- not fair
- rewrite
- mislead
- repaint
- place wrongly
- open again
- check again
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