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 “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 3.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 4.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 7.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) mistell (d) retell
- 8.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) presafe
- 9.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 16.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
- 17.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 18.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
- 19.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 23.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 24.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) misequal
- 25.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) rebehave (d) prebehave
- 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 27.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 28.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 30.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) disspell
- 31.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write before
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 33.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 35.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 38.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) dishappy
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
Answer key
- re-
- prejudge
- prepay
- count wrongly
- pre-
- not common
- retell
- unsafe
- judge before
- use again
- disallow
- mis-
- paint again
- lead wrongly
- not fair
- tell again
- pay before
- misunderstand
- repaint
- mishear
- not respect
- not continue
- disobey
- unequal
- misbehave
- not kind
- misjudge
- read wrongly
- un-
- misspell
- write again
- unfair
- not loyal
- dis-
- not obey
- not equal
- join again
- unhappy
- unclear
- misuse
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