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) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 3.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) miscontinue (c) precontinue (d) uncontinue
- 5.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 10.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
- 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
- 14.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) not safe
- 15.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 17.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) rekind
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
- 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
- 22.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 23.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 25.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest again
- 26.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 40.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) disloyal
Answer key
- dis-
- recheck
- disobey
- discontinue
- not lucky
- mis-
- tell again
- re-
- not tidy
- count wrongly
- not common
- hear wrongly
- disagree
- not safe
- pre-
- not allow
- unkind
- un-
- unlucky
- mishear
- untidy
- misplace
- not respect
- pay before
- not honest
- refill
- judge wrongly
- not clear
- read wrongly
- not obey
- uncommon
- lead wrongly
- build again
- prejudge
- not loyal
- not kind
- paint again
- heat again
- reopen
- disloyal
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