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 “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 4.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 6.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) reallow (d) preallow
- 7.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) review
- 8.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 10.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 25.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) discook (d) uncook
- 26.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 27.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) prejoin
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 32.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) unvisit
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 34.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 40.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
Answer key
- misspell
- pre-
- unwell
- unfair
- play again
- disallow
- preview
- place wrongly
- spell wrongly
- not respect
- not honest
- misbehave
- dis-
- mis-
- reuse
- tell again
- un-
- rebuild
- re-
- retell
- cook before
- not safe
- disagree
- not usual
- precook
- not tidy
- disrespect
- open again
- repaint
- rejoin
- not obey
- revisit
- visit again
- misjudge
- not kind
- disloyal
- use wrongly
- lead wrongly
- read wrongly
- pay before
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