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 safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) precook
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 9.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) dispay
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) write before
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) miskind (d) unkind
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 16.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) not paint
- 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 18.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
- 19.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) misview
- 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 26.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 27.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
- 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 30.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 36.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 39.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
Answer key
- unsafe
- disloyal
- prejudge
- spell wrongly
- precook
- re-
- dis-
- unusual
- not continue
- prepay
- write again
- unkind
- pre-
- misuse
- heat before
- paint again
- misplace
- count wrongly
- misbehave
- preview
- view before
- pay before
- mis-
- not well
- un-
- not safe
- unlucky
- not equal
- unhappy
- rebuild
- not loyal
- reheat
- disrespect
- not kind
- unclear
- understand wrongly
- judge wrongly
- rejoin
- join again
- repaint
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