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 “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 2.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) discook
- 3.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) prebuild
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 8.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 9.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 10.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 11.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 12.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) review (d) disview
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) not read
- 17.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 20.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 22.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 23.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 25.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 28.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 32.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 34.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 37.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) common before
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal wrongly
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect
Answer key
- judge wrongly
- precook
- rebuild
- un-
- mis-
- dis-
- revisit
- not clear
- not agree
- paint again
- open again
- unequal
- re-
- recheck
- preview
- read wrongly
- rewrite
- pre-
- write again
- misunderstand
- not lucky
- reheat
- mislead
- not well
- unkind
- lead wrongly
- not happy
- unwell
- visit again
- not obey
- place wrongly
- behave wrongly
- play again
- count wrongly
- discontinue
- unhappy
- heat before
- not common
- not loyal
- not respect
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