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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 2.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) disuse
- 3.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 7.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 12.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) write again
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 15.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 19.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 21.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 24.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) review (d) unview
- 26.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) preplay (c) display (d) misplay
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) preobey
- 32.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 33.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 36.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 39.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
Answer key
- pay before
- reuse
- rejoin
- check again
- dis-
- not tidy
- behave wrongly
- pre-
- mis-
- unlucky
- view before
- write again
- misuse
- dishonest
- use again
- tell again
- un-
- recheck
- disallow
- paint again
- unfair
- hear wrongly
- open again
- misjudge
- preview
- uncommon
- re-
- precook
- replay
- fill again
- disobey
- not agree
- place wrongly
- reheat
- unclear
- spell wrongly
- prejudge
- not honest
- count wrongly
- not allow
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