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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 2.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 3.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
- 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) misplace (d) unplace
- 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 9.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 14.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 17.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 21.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
- 23.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 27.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 29.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) prepay
- 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) unread (d) misread
- 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 35.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
- 40.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
Answer key
- lead wrongly
- dishonest
- repaint
- prejudge
- pre-
- misplace
- not common
- un-
- not respect
- mis-
- dis-
- misunderstand
- unfair
- heat before
- not continue
- mislead
- place wrongly
- not kind
- pay before
- disloyal
- disrespect
- not well
- not obey
- reopen
- not clear
- hear wrongly
- not equal
- mishear
- replay
- fill again
- misuse
- prepay
- misread
- re-
- not honest
- build again
- revisit
- behave wrongly
- unclear
- use again
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder