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 honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 5.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) unview
- 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) agree again
- 7.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 10.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 12.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
- 13.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 17.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 18.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 19.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 20.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 23.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) unloyal (d) preloyal
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) not play (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 27.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 28.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 29.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 32.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
- 33.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) rehappy
- 36.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) rewell
- 38.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 39.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) unplay
Answer key
- dishonest
- re-
- mis-
- uncommon
- preview
- not agree
- misuse
- un-
- heat again
- mishear
- not loyal
- misunderstand
- not respect
- precook
- retell
- pre-
- prejudge
- unequal
- mislead
- disobey
- not happy
- not continue
- tell again
- disloyal
- reheat
- play again
- visit again
- reopen
- unkind
- fill again
- dis-
- revisit
- not common
- unusual
- unhappy
- not kind
- unwell
- understand wrongly
- misjudge
- replay
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