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 “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place again (d) place before
- 3.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) reread (d) unread
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 7.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 8.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write before
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 15.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) preview (d) disview
- 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 26.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) preclear
- 27.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 28.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 33.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 37.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 40.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
Answer key
- unfair
- place wrongly
- use again
- un-
- misread
- not agree
- disrespect
- write again
- dis-
- pre-
- not kind
- judge wrongly
- unwell
- understand wrongly
- rebuild
- not obey
- re-
- untidy
- mis-
- rejoin
- revisit
- disagree
- preview
- open again
- unusual
- unclear
- judge before
- discontinue
- refill
- behave wrongly
- mislead
- not allow
- unequal
- spell wrongly
- not lucky
- read wrongly
- misuse
- not continue
- join again
- use wrongly
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder