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.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
- 4.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 9.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 13.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) unfill
- 19.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) preplay
- 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 21.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) prerespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 22.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join again (d) join before
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 29.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
- 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) disread
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 37.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 39.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 40.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
Answer key
- judge before
- dis-
- not safe
- cook before
- not lucky
- not equal
- re-
- understand wrongly
- not clear
- not common
- not happy
- un-
- not agree
- reheat
- mis-
- pay before
- rewrite
- refill
- replay
- pre-
- disrespect
- misuse
- unwell
- join again
- not well
- paint again
- disagree
- uncommon
- fill again
- not fair
- view before
- misspell
- prejudge
- misread
- place wrongly
- preview
- tell again
- preheat
- spell wrongly
- unlucky
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