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 “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) unlucky
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 7.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 14.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 15.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
- 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 18.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 19.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) understand before
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 25.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 28.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 31.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) not join (d) join again
- 34.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 37.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 38.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 40.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
Answer key
- pre-
- un-
- unlucky
- not tidy
- re-
- not agree
- not respect
- view before
- disobey
- disagree
- not kind
- judge wrongly
- check again
- prejudge
- heat again
- reopen
- unequal
- misuse
- place wrongly
- understand wrongly
- not obey
- not usual
- mis-
- read wrongly
- replay
- not happy
- spell wrongly
- disloyal
- mislead
- not honest
- reheat
- dis-
- join again
- judge before
- rewrite
- not common
- not well
- misbehave
- unclear
- unwell
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