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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
- 4.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
- 5.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 11.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 12.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) unread (d) misread
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well again (d) well wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 17.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 18.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) unagree (d) preagree
- 20.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 21.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 23.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 24.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 25.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) display
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 29.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) miswrite
- 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 33.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 36.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 37.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) unview (d) preview
- 38.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 39.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
Answer key
- pay before
- re-
- reopen
- unclear
- not respect
- visit again
- play again
- un-
- spell wrongly
- dishonest
- misspell
- misread
- not well
- pre-
- mis-
- not common
- miscount
- not usual
- disagree
- mishear
- not clear
- unhappy
- read wrongly
- build again
- unsafe
- not kind
- replay
- dis-
- unfair
- use wrongly
- rewrite
- not allow
- misjudge
- paint again
- misunderstand
- rejoin
- preview
- behave wrongly
- rebuild
- not agree
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