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) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 5.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
- 6.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 7.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 9.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) reloyal
- 10.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 19.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) recount
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 21.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 22.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 25.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
- 26.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 28.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 29.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 31.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 32.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 33.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 34.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 35.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) dispay
- 37.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) prebehave
- 38.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 40.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
Answer key
- dis-
- not obey
- mis-
- reuse
- repaint
- preview
- disobey
- untidy
- disloyal
- view before
- preheat
- un-
- misuse
- re-
- rewrite
- unequal
- not respect
- not honest
- miscount
- not safe
- refill
- dishonest
- pre-
- unkind
- hear wrongly
- unwell
- write again
- spell wrongly
- unsafe
- use again
- fill again
- check again
- not happy
- not continue
- misjudge
- prepay
- misbehave
- not equal
- not kind
- not tidy
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