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 “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 4.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 6.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 9.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 15.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 16.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 17.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) equal wrongly
- 18.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 19.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) prespell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 20.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) paint before
- 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) unread (d) reread
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 25.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 26.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 28.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 29.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) mishonest
- 30.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 31.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 33.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 34.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
- 37.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 38.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) prepaint
Answer key
- not loyal
- pre-
- not agree
- spell wrongly
- not respect
- misuse
- disallow
- lead wrongly
- check again
- re-
- visit again
- not safe
- un-
- mishear
- not tidy
- not fair
- not equal
- judge before
- misspell
- paint again
- dis-
- misread
- not happy
- count wrongly
- misjudge
- mis-
- unequal
- disagree
- dishonest
- recheck
- use again
- unlucky
- untidy
- prepay
- cook before
- unsafe
- unhappy
- view before
- misunderstand
- repaint
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