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 “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place wrongly (c) not place (d) place again
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
- 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 13.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count before (d) count again
- 14.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read again (d) read before
- 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 18.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) reobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 19.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 21.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) mislead (c) prelead (d) unlead
- 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) disvisit
- 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
- 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 30.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 36.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 37.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 40.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
Answer key
- not kind
- re-
- recheck
- un-
- place wrongly
- pre-
- open again
- not obey
- judge before
- misread
- not agree
- dis-
- count wrongly
- tell again
- write again
- read wrongly
- visit again
- disobey
- not allow
- mis-
- prepay
- mislead
- rebuild
- not honest
- revisit
- not happy
- unfair
- paint again
- unequal
- not loyal
- misjudge
- lead wrongly
- pay before
- behave wrongly
- not common
- not fair
- fill again
- not well
- refill
- not safe
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