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 allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 2.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 3.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 4.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) prepay
- 5.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) unplay (c) replay (d) misplay
- 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 7.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 8.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 10.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 11.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 12.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 18.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) relead
- 19.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 20.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 24.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
- 25.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) rejudge
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 31.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) not check
- 34.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 35.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 36.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) rebehave (c) unbehave (d) misbehave
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 38.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 40.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
Answer key
- disallow
- revisit
- preheat
- prepay
- replay
- cook before
- spell wrongly
- judge before
- reuse
- understand wrongly
- not usual
- read wrongly
- re-
- un-
- pre-
- not loyal
- dis-
- mislead
- uncommon
- hear wrongly
- mis-
- not fair
- not kind
- rebuild
- misjudge
- not obey
- paint again
- heat again
- open again
- misuse
- not agree
- dishonest
- check again
- unclear
- not allow
- misbehave
- not honest
- reheat
- lead wrongly
- tell again
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