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) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 5.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 8.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) prefair
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 12.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
- 13.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 14.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 15.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 16.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 17.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 18.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) happy wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) unrespect (d) disrespect
- 21.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) prehear
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) prelead
- 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 31.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) disview (d) misview
- 33.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
Answer key
- pre-
- re-
- dis-
- not kind
- fill again
- not clear
- not continue
- check again
- unfair
- un-
- not respect
- disloyal
- misbehave
- cook before
- paint again
- join again
- not safe
- not happy
- mis-
- disrespect
- misuse
- hear wrongly
- judge before
- unkind
- mishear
- misjudge
- not agree
- mislead
- tell again
- play again
- unlucky
- preview
- unhappy
- not obey
- disobey
- read wrongly
- misunderstand
- rejoin
- not tidy
- unsafe
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