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 “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) reheat
- 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) safe before
- 9.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) distell (d) retell
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) diskind
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear before
- 15.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 21.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 24.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
- 25.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
- 26.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 27.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 28.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 29.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 31.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 33.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) rebehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
- 37.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 40.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
Answer key
- rebuild
- mis-
- not fair
- un-
- use again
- not agree
- reheat
- not safe
- retell
- dis-
- unkind
- re-
- write again
- not clear
- misunderstand
- unusual
- not well
- heat before
- rejoin
- disallow
- behave wrongly
- count wrongly
- pre-
- unlucky
- disrespect
- not honest
- lead wrongly
- visit again
- paint again
- judge wrongly
- not usual
- join again
- use wrongly
- misbehave
- prejudge
- read wrongly
- not tidy
- not obey
- not kind
- fill again
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