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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
- 7.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 8.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 12.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) disbuild
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 15.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 19.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 21.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 24.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) rejudge
- 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 30.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 31.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 32.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 33.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
- 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 39.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) preplay (d) unplay
- 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell before
Answer key
- mis-
- dis-
- untidy
- un-
- view before
- misread
- not agree
- judge before
- not equal
- re-
- not fair
- rebuild
- fill again
- unlucky
- unusual
- pre-
- not respect
- understand wrongly
- dishonest
- use again
- misbehave
- not happy
- disallow
- not obey
- not common
- revisit
- disobey
- prejudge
- write again
- read wrongly
- use wrongly
- not safe
- cook before
- not usual
- not tidy
- build again
- play again
- recheck
- replay
- spell wrongly
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