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) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 3.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 7.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 10.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 15.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 16.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) misview (c) unview (d) review
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
- 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 29.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
- 30.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 33.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 34.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
- 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 39.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
Answer key
- mis-
- dis-
- unsafe
- refill
- misbehave
- not tidy
- misunderstand
- re-
- disallow
- replay
- not loyal
- pre-
- un-
- recheck
- check again
- judge before
- cook before
- use again
- preview
- disloyal
- fill again
- not usual
- disobey
- not happy
- rebuild
- view before
- not well
- not agree
- count wrongly
- heat before
- rejoin
- unwell
- lead wrongly
- discontinue
- pay before
- not common
- untidy
- reheat
- not safe
- not lucky
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