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 fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) misfair
- 3.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 9.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 12.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) recook
- 15.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 17.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) reread (d) preread
- 21.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 26.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
- 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 28.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) mislucky (d) relucky
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 32.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook again
- 33.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 36.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 37.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
Answer key
- pre-
- unfair
- not kind
- join again
- not clear
- not well
- un-
- dis-
- open again
- mis-
- not happy
- prepay
- judge wrongly
- precook
- paint again
- unequal
- disagree
- re-
- not lucky
- misread
- judge before
- not loyal
- build again
- tell again
- prejudge
- rewrite
- not allow
- preheat
- unlucky
- unclear
- not honest
- cook before
- visit again
- misuse
- not safe
- disallow
- heat again
- not common
- reuse
- place wrongly
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