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) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 5.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 18.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) reloyal
- 20.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) misopen (d) preopen
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) review
- 29.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 38.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 40.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) refill
Answer key
- misspell
- not usual
- re-
- not kind
- reheat
- dis-
- prepay
- not allow
- unsafe
- pre-
- build again
- discontinue
- reuse
- mis-
- un-
- misbehave
- pay before
- not well
- disloyal
- misjudge
- unclear
- not safe
- unwell
- not obey
- not common
- reopen
- not happy
- preview
- not respect
- use again
- open again
- join again
- use wrongly
- unhappy
- rebuild
- fill again
- judge before
- replay
- heat before
- refill
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