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 equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 2.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) precheck (d) discheck
- 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 5.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 6.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 10.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 11.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
- 12.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 16.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 18.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
- 19.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 23.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
- 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 28.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) miscommon
- 32.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 33.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) replace
- 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 35.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 36.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) misclear
- 37.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 38.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 39.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) pretell (d) untell
- 40.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) prepay
Answer key
- unequal
- heat before
- recheck
- not safe
- judge before
- not allow
- disagree
- dis-
- unfair
- lead wrongly
- disloyal
- disobey
- mis-
- pre-
- not tidy
- join again
- unkind
- disallow
- unsafe
- not common
- un-
- view before
- tell again
- not happy
- misbehave
- build again
- not honest
- write again
- preview
- visit again
- uncommon
- misuse
- misplace
- re-
- play again
- unclear
- reuse
- judge wrongly
- retell
- prepay
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