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 “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 2.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 7.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 13.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 14.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) disloyal
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) miscount
- 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 17.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint wrongly (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 19.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 21.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) disread (c) preread (d) unread
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 24.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 25.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 26.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) recontinue (d) miscontinue
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 29.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 31.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
- 34.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 35.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 36.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 37.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 38.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 39.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 40.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) preallow
Answer key
- not allow
- lead wrongly
- pre-
- check again
- cook before
- not fair
- misuse
- re-
- unclear
- unequal
- dis-
- not tidy
- reheat
- disloyal
- miscount
- not safe
- paint again
- use wrongly
- play again
- mis-
- mishear
- misread
- read wrongly
- not loyal
- view before
- discontinue
- judge wrongly
- unhappy
- not well
- disobey
- rejoin
- hear wrongly
- not agree
- not obey
- visit again
- misunderstand
- not respect
- heat again
- reopen
- disallow
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