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 well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 2.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 9.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) disspell
- 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 14.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 15.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 20.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) repay
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 32.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 33.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
- 35.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 39.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
Answer key
- unwell
- unlucky
- rejoin
- pre-
- prejudge
- re-
- repaint
- heat before
- misspell
- disrespect
- discontinue
- fill again
- dis-
- hear wrongly
- revisit
- not lucky
- un-
- not well
- not kind
- not clear
- not obey
- not honest
- not allow
- view before
- paint again
- cook before
- not fair
- build again
- reuse
- prepay
- mislead
- misjudge
- not safe
- disobey
- preheat
- not happy
- unkind
- place wrongly
- unequal
- behave wrongly
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