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 “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 7.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
- 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 12.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) rewrite
- 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 15.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) discook
- 16.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 18.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
- 19.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 20.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
- 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) misequal
- 28.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 29.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 30.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 31.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 32.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 34.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 37.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 40.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read before
Answer key
- dishonest
- pre-
- re-
- un-
- not kind
- not allow
- prejudge
- not fair
- mis-
- disallow
- join again
- reheat
- rewrite
- build again
- precook
- disagree
- visit again
- write again
- not loyal
- play again
- unhappy
- heat before
- dis-
- pay before
- not common
- not honest
- unequal
- misuse
- preheat
- unsafe
- not obey
- not respect
- unwell
- revisit
- unusual
- refill
- unclear
- misjudge
- open again
- read wrongly
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