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 agree”? (a) unagree (b) disagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
- 6.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 12.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 17.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 19.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 20.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) not place (d) place wrongly
- 21.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 23.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 28.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) unpaint
- 29.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 30.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 31.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 34.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
- 37.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
- 40.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
Answer key
- disagree
- un-
- unkind
- visit again
- precook
- prepay
- mislead
- preheat
- misjudge
- mis-
- behave wrongly
- not lucky
- not well
- pre-
- re-
- disallow
- unusual
- unclear
- judge before
- place wrongly
- refill
- view before
- disloyal
- not honest
- not fair
- misplace
- not common
- repaint
- play again
- lead wrongly
- judge wrongly
- heat before
- reuse
- reopen
- not clear
- untidy
- mishear
- open again
- revisit
- not kind
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