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 “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 6.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 7.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 8.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 10.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 11.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) rewell (c) diswell (d) unwell
- 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
- 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 17.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 18.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 21.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 26.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 27.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 28.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) miscook (d) discook
- 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 30.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) respell
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) rerespect
- 32.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 35.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 36.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) read before (d) not read
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 39.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) distidy (d) untidy
- 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
Answer key
- visit again
- mis-
- revisit
- pre-
- repaint
- judge before
- not continue
- rewrite
- reuse
- unusual
- build again
- dis-
- not loyal
- unwell
- preview
- discontinue
- heat again
- mishear
- not kind
- not honest
- view before
- re-
- misjudge
- unclear
- check again
- misunderstand
- disobey
- precook
- un-
- misspell
- disrespect
- miscount
- rebuild
- misuse
- not clear
- read wrongly
- recheck
- not well
- untidy
- reopen
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