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 “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 8.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 11.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 16.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) rehear
- 17.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
- 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) prewell
- 23.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 29.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 31.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 36.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
Answer key
- prejudge
- dis-
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- fill again
- mis-
- reopen
- judge before
- dishonest
- not happy
- use again
- not kind
- re-
- not lucky
- mislead
- mishear
- precook
- tell again
- retell
- play again
- understand wrongly
- unwell
- misuse
- build again
- disloyal
- not loyal
- un-
- not fair
- recheck
- unequal
- unkind
- write again
- rewrite
- misspell
- lead wrongly
- count wrongly
- misbehave
- prepay
- not safe
- misread
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