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 “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 4.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 5.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 6.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) disclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 12.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 14.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 20.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) discook (d) precook
- 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) prefair (c) refair (d) unfair
- 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) preplay (d) misplay
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 26.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 28.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) mischeck
- 29.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 30.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 32.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 34.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 36.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 38.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) prehear
Answer key
- not fair
- refill
- heat again
- not kind
- not equal
- lead wrongly
- disallow
- rewrite
- un-
- unclear
- disobey
- not loyal
- re-
- not continue
- not obey
- mis-
- pre-
- misbehave
- not honest
- use wrongly
- precook
- unequal
- unfair
- replay
- unkind
- not agree
- untidy
- recheck
- unusual
- repaint
- disagree
- dis-
- play again
- count wrongly
- judge before
- pay before
- misjudge
- miscount
- disloyal
- mishear
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