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 “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 7.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) unread (d) preread
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 9.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 10.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) rekind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 14.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 17.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 18.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 22.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) unlead
- 28.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 30.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) prefair
- 33.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
- 34.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) displace
- 36.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
Answer key
- not loyal
- join again
- un-
- not fair
- not common
- judge before
- misread
- not obey
- rewrite
- not kind
- unkind
- build again
- dishonest
- not allow
- not lucky
- reopen
- misjudge
- preheat
- mis-
- paint again
- heat before
- open again
- rejoin
- unlucky
- unusual
- re-
- mislead
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- pre-
- disallow
- unfair
- tell again
- read wrongly
- misplace
- write again
- check again
- disobey
- place wrongly
- misuse
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