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 prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) unhonest
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 7.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
- 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 12.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) discook
- 13.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 16.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 17.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 18.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) reloyal (d) preloyal
- 19.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) misrespect (d) unrespect
- 20.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) unopen (d) misopen
- 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) disobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 22.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 26.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 27.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 28.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 30.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 31.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) safe wrongly
- 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) misview (d) preview
- 33.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey before
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 35.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 37.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) disread
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 39.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 40.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
Answer key
- pre-
- dis-
- not common
- dishonest
- un-
- unusual
- hear wrongly
- re-
- write again
- misjudge
- visit again
- precook
- count wrongly
- mis-
- spell wrongly
- uncommon
- judge before
- disloyal
- disrespect
- reopen
- disobey
- not fair
- heat before
- untidy
- judge wrongly
- view before
- rejoin
- recheck
- not continue
- tell again
- not safe
- preview
- not obey
- not tidy
- disagree
- play again
- misread
- misuse
- understand wrongly
- paint again
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