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 prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 2.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 3.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
- 7.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 9.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 11.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) refill
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 14.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 18.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) rebuild (d) disbuild
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 20.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 22.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 27.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 34.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
- 36.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 39.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- read wrongly
- reuse
- un-
- discontinue
- uncommon
- unequal
- paint again
- misunderstand
- not tidy
- refill
- re-
- not safe
- mishear
- fill again
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- rebuild
- not happy
- unlucky
- pre-
- not common
- disobey
- disloyal
- misbehave
- join again
- not loyal
- not honest
- not agree
- play again
- misjudge
- not kind
- rejoin
- not usual
- disallow
- not lucky
- recheck
- not continue
- revisit
- not obey
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