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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 9.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 15.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) recook (c) discook (d) precook
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) unbuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 22.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 26.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 28.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 30.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 31.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) unplay (c) display (d) preplay
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 34.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) preread (d) misread
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) unwrite (d) diswrite
- 39.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
Answer key
- mis-
- dis-
- judge wrongly
- pre-
- unusual
- misplace
- not clear
- not obey
- count wrongly
- un-
- heat again
- re-
- play again
- spell wrongly
- precook
- not agree
- misjudge
- mislead
- not tidy
- not lucky
- rebuild
- unsafe
- not loyal
- not well
- hear wrongly
- tell again
- untidy
- misuse
- cook before
- open again
- replay
- behave wrongly
- disagree
- heat before
- misunderstand
- misread
- unlucky
- rewrite
- read wrongly
- judge before
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