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 word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 2.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) prefair
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) uncount (d) discount
- 17.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) discheck (d) precheck
- 22.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 24.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 25.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 26.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) rehonest (c) dishonest (d) mishonest
- 27.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 31.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 33.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 34.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
- 35.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) build before (d) not build
- 37.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 38.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 39.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 40.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
Answer key
- rejoin
- use again
- mis-
- judge wrongly
- not loyal
- pre-
- unlucky
- untidy
- unhappy
- not fair
- unfair
- re-
- unclear
- spell wrongly
- not equal
- miscount
- misbehave
- not clear
- not common
- dis-
- recheck
- prepay
- uncommon
- misplace
- not kind
- dishonest
- misjudge
- reopen
- not well
- un-
- judge before
- disallow
- view before
- revisit
- lead wrongly
- build again
- disagree
- fill again
- not continue
- behave wrongly
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