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 “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) recook (c) precook (d) discook
- 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) disclear (d) unclear
- 6.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) misusual (c) preusual (d) reusual
- 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 20.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 21.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 22.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 23.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 24.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 25.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) preunderstand
- 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) reallow
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) well before (d) not well
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
- 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 39.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect wrongly
Answer key
- heat before
- re-
- precook
- join again
- unclear
- unusual
- not honest
- heat again
- misjudge
- tell again
- dis-
- visit again
- disobey
- pre-
- fill again
- not kind
- spell wrongly
- mis-
- not safe
- behave wrongly
- reuse
- view before
- misbehave
- miscount
- disloyal
- not clear
- disrespect
- misunderstand
- disallow
- use again
- un-
- not well
- rebuild
- not lucky
- pay before
- build again
- use wrongly
- rewrite
- paint again
- not respect
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