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 “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 13.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 16.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 27.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) display
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 32.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 34.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 36.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) not lead
- 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 40.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
Answer key
- un-
- misjudge
- judge before
- pre-
- unequal
- re-
- not usual
- not common
- unkind
- dis-
- unhappy
- build again
- join again
- not honest
- reuse
- heat again
- not agree
- count wrongly
- behave wrongly
- not safe
- use again
- view before
- unclear
- judge wrongly
- mis-
- misuse
- disloyal
- replay
- not lucky
- visit again
- rewrite
- fill again
- not tidy
- unwell
- not kind
- prejudge
- check again
- lead wrongly
- play again
- understand wrongly
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