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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play before (d) play wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 12.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 13.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 14.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 15.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 17.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) unplay
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal again (c) loyal wrongly (d) not loyal
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) place again (d) not place
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 29.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 30.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 33.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 35.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) distell (d) pretell
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
Answer key
- not fair
- pre-
- fill again
- disallow
- dis-
- unsafe
- unclear
- heat again
- play again
- un-
- revisit
- not equal
- unwell
- misjudge
- not clear
- not honest
- lead wrongly
- cook before
- paint again
- replay
- mis-
- not loyal
- open again
- re-
- place wrongly
- unequal
- not agree
- disagree
- prepay
- rewrite
- disrespect
- not obey
- not continue
- spell wrongly
- not respect
- reheat
- misspell
- retell
- not tidy
- not allow
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