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) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 2.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) disclear
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
- 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 16.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 20.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 25.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 26.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) reread
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) disjudge
- 29.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 32.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 34.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 35.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) uncontinue
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) unallow
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
Answer key
- not loyal
- hear wrongly
- dis-
- unclear
- un-
- not usual
- reheat
- disagree
- refill
- not common
- prejudge
- re-
- repaint
- not honest
- pre-
- count wrongly
- reopen
- heat again
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- use again
- lead wrongly
- check again
- miscount
- place wrongly
- misread
- not clear
- misjudge
- disobey
- unlucky
- not agree
- misspell
- not lucky
- mishear
- disloyal
- discontinue
- not allow
- disallow
- unkind
- misuse
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