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 word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 7.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 8.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) replay (d) misplay
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 13.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) relead
- 14.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 16.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 17.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 20.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 21.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) not open
- 22.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 24.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) misfair
- 25.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) uncheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 26.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 27.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 29.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) rerespect (d) disrespect
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) unlucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
- 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
- 34.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) misplace
- 36.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) not place
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
Answer key
- unclear
- dis-
- reopen
- heat again
- re-
- tell again
- not clear
- replay
- un-
- judge wrongly
- disobey
- not happy
- mislead
- discontinue
- not loyal
- use wrongly
- use again
- pre-
- not usual
- not well
- open again
- behave wrongly
- not agree
- unfair
- recheck
- read wrongly
- play again
- not allow
- preheat
- rejoin
- disrespect
- unlucky
- build again
- check again
- misplace
- place wrongly
- paint again
- untidy
- heat before
- mis-
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