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 “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 7.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 8.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) read again
- 9.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 14.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
- 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 16.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
- 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 24.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 26.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write before (c) write again (d) write wrongly
- 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 29.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 30.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) rehear
- 32.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 33.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
- 38.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
Answer key
- not obey
- mis-
- re-
- pre-
- un-
- unfair
- misjudge
- read wrongly
- misread
- not fair
- dis-
- reopen
- not clear
- unhappy
- repaint
- preheat
- not usual
- disloyal
- not equal
- build again
- not happy
- not common
- disagree
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- write again
- lead wrongly
- join again
- not lucky
- not agree
- mishear
- reheat
- misuse
- preview
- open again
- use wrongly
- unsafe
- misunderstand
- pay before
- heat before
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