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 respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) prerespect
- 2.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 3.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) not join
- 4.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
- 9.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 11.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) reread
- 12.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 14.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) disfill
- 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
- 23.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
- 26.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 30.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 31.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) misloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 35.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) not play
- 37.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build again (c) not build (d) build before
- 38.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 39.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 40.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
Answer key
- disrespect
- not safe
- join again
- lead wrongly
- not clear
- pre-
- un-
- unfair
- not honest
- re-
- misread
- pay before
- not lucky
- dishonest
- refill
- untidy
- not tidy
- not kind
- spell wrongly
- unkind
- use again
- unusual
- not common
- unequal
- unsafe
- not agree
- dis-
- mislead
- not continue
- view before
- disloyal
- write again
- judge wrongly
- misuse
- place wrongly
- play again
- build again
- not fair
- prejudge
- discontinue
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