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 “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 8.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) precontinue
- 10.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 11.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
- 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 15.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 16.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) reusual
- 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 18.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect before
- 22.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) rekind (d) miskind
- 25.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 26.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) prelead
- 27.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 28.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 29.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
- 32.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 33.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 35.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 36.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) misplay (c) display (d) replay
- 37.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 38.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
Answer key
- cook before
- un-
- pre-
- preview
- mis-
- re-
- view before
- lead wrongly
- discontinue
- unequal
- rebuild
- not clear
- unfair
- not loyal
- open again
- unusual
- visit again
- pay before
- not obey
- judge wrongly
- not respect
- tell again
- dis-
- unkind
- not happy
- mislead
- unwell
- misjudge
- reuse
- not tidy
- unsafe
- heat again
- not fair
- misplace
- behave wrongly
- replay
- disloyal
- not common
- understand wrongly
- untidy
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