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.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) prebehave
- 4.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 5.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) miswell
- 6.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
- 10.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
- 11.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 15.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
- 16.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 17.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 18.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 19.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) place again (d) not place
- 24.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 25.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 27.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) displace
- 28.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
- 29.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) not open (c) open before (d) open again
- 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 31.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) precommon
- 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 33.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 36.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 39.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) mispay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
Answer key
- not obey
- misjudge
- misbehave
- not clear
- unwell
- disrespect
- dis-
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- not allow
- pay before
- not usual
- pre-
- unkind
- read wrongly
- rejoin
- not equal
- not kind
- reheat
- un-
- lead wrongly
- use again
- place wrongly
- cook before
- play again
- re-
- misplace
- misread
- open again
- unhappy
- uncommon
- not tidy
- misspell
- not happy
- visit again
- unequal
- join again
- misuse
- prepay
- not respect
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