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 “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 3.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 5.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 8.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) prehear (d) mishear
- 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) prefill
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 14.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 18.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) disread (d) unread
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) distell (c) retell (d) untell
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 23.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 28.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 29.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) prewrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
- 31.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) mislead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 37.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
Answer key
- re-
- behave wrongly
- unfair
- not clear
- tell again
- dis-
- recheck
- mishear
- refill
- disagree
- pre-
- un-
- unequal
- heat again
- not agree
- not obey
- view before
- misread
- fill again
- retell
- not well
- judge before
- repaint
- mis-
- not tidy
- reuse
- disloyal
- disrespect
- rewrite
- reopen
- write again
- not safe
- dishonest
- misbehave
- not kind
- mislead
- preheat
- prejudge
- read wrongly
- use wrongly
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