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 “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) rerespect (c) misrespect (d) disrespect
- 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join before
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 13.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) discheck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) preequal
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) not build (d) build wrongly
- 20.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 24.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) kind again
- 26.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 28.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 29.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 30.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 31.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 32.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 33.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 38.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
- 40.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
Answer key
- pre-
- disrespect
- lead wrongly
- tell again
- untidy
- un-
- dis-
- re-
- open again
- misread
- join again
- not tidy
- misjudge
- mis-
- recheck
- not obey
- reheat
- unequal
- build again
- prepay
- check again
- not happy
- not well
- misuse
- not kind
- fill again
- unkind
- misspell
- misbehave
- mishear
- preview
- disloyal
- rewrite
- unlucky
- disobey
- unfair
- not allow
- not usual
- count wrongly
- cook before
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