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 “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 3.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) retell
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) disread
- 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 11.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 12.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) unusual
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 22.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 24.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 25.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) replay (d) display
- 28.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 29.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
- 30.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 31.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
- 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky before
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) dishappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
- 37.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 38.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
- 39.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
- 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) discook (c) precook (d) uncook
Answer key
- judge wrongly
- disallow
- retell
- un-
- prejudge
- misread
- not common
- heat again
- mis-
- not continue
- not kind
- misjudge
- not fair
- dis-
- re-
- pre-
- fill again
- understand wrongly
- unusual
- not safe
- check again
- reuse
- preheat
- disagree
- not agree
- not well
- replay
- open again
- spell wrongly
- unkind
- not respect
- behave wrongly
- mishear
- not tidy
- not lucky
- unhappy
- misuse
- rejoin
- misbehave
- precook
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