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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 3.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 9.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 14.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 15.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
- 20.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 24.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 25.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) unobey
- 27.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 28.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 29.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 30.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) unread (d) preread
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 36.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) mistidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
- 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
Answer key
- re-
- not loyal
- unkind
- behave wrongly
- unclear
- use wrongly
- not allow
- dis-
- visit again
- not safe
- pre-
- rebuild
- reuse
- unfair
- not honest
- mislead
- not respect
- mis-
- retell
- write again
- not lucky
- misunderstand
- not common
- refill
- paint again
- disobey
- tell again
- not obey
- check again
- read wrongly
- build again
- un-
- misread
- reheat
- not clear
- preheat
- disloyal
- untidy
- pay before
- fill again
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