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) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) unjudge
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 6.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 11.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 15.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
- 17.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) misrespect
- 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check again (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 22.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 23.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
- 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
- 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
- 27.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) disequal
- 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) miscontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 34.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) review
- 35.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) play again
- 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 38.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 40.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
Answer key
- dishonest
- re-
- not continue
- prejudge
- judge wrongly
- precook
- mis-
- dis-
- un-
- not fair
- place wrongly
- pre-
- not allow
- disobey
- misuse
- write again
- disrespect
- check again
- not obey
- uncommon
- cook before
- replay
- judge before
- misread
- reopen
- disagree
- hear wrongly
- heat again
- unclear
- unequal
- discontinue
- misunderstand
- mishear
- preview
- not usual
- play again
- not common
- heat before
- miscount
- use again
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