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 “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) preplay
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 5.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 6.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 9.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 12.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) behave again
- 14.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 18.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 19.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 23.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) mispay
- 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) preplace
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) presafe
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 31.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
- 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 37.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
Answer key
- un-
- replay
- re-
- reuse
- prejudge
- not loyal
- dis-
- fill again
- not happy
- write again
- pre-
- judge before
- behave wrongly
- revisit
- heat before
- preview
- rewrite
- not equal
- use again
- not fair
- rebuild
- tell again
- not continue
- unwell
- join again
- not kind
- prepay
- misplace
- unsafe
- use wrongly
- view before
- misbehave
- not obey
- mis-
- play again
- not usual
- miscount
- visit again
- lead wrongly
- not safe
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