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 well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 2.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 3.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 4.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 5.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 6.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) precook (d) recook
- 10.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 11.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 17.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 18.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 21.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 24.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) prerespect
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 26.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 27.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 28.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 30.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 32.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) rekind
- 33.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) not read (d) read before
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 35.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 37.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 40.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
Answer key
- unwell
- use again
- refill
- unfair
- spell wrongly
- miscount
- dis-
- play again
- precook
- preheat
- not allow
- fill again
- mis-
- not safe
- re-
- revisit
- view before
- reopen
- unlucky
- not lucky
- not loyal
- not obey
- un-
- disrespect
- mishear
- not respect
- join again
- not usual
- pre-
- not happy
- reuse
- unkind
- read wrongly
- build again
- paint again
- misbehave
- judge before
- not honest
- disobey
- place wrongly
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