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) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 4.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 6.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 7.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 8.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
- 10.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 13.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 17.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 30.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue again
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 32.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) preallow
- 33.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 34.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 35.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) disvisit
- 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) unloyal (c) misloyal (d) disloyal
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) misplay (d) replay
Answer key
- dis-
- refill
- heat again
- rewrite
- judge wrongly
- unfair
- retell
- not honest
- unusual
- understand wrongly
- pre-
- misbehave
- not lucky
- un-
- re-
- unwell
- read wrongly
- not loyal
- not tidy
- build again
- cook before
- uncommon
- lead wrongly
- unclear
- misplace
- unequal
- not allow
- join again
- misunderstand
- not continue
- disagree
- disallow
- pay before
- prejudge
- revisit
- prepay
- unkind
- disloyal
- write again
- replay
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