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 “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) reread (d) disread
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 7.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 9.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 11.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
- 12.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) not check (c) check again (d) check before
- 14.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 15.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 16.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 18.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
- 19.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 20.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 21.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) previsit
- 22.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 26.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 28.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) unjudge
- 29.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 30.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 31.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 32.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) mispay
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) dissafe
- 34.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 35.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) mispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 36.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) misloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- un-
- dis-
- re-
- misread
- mis-
- not continue
- tell again
- count wrongly
- place wrongly
- dishonest
- unhappy
- misplace
- check again
- not obey
- not agree
- read wrongly
- cook before
- uncommon
- not respect
- unclear
- revisit
- pre-
- rejoin
- visit again
- heat before
- unfair
- reheat
- prejudge
- misunderstand
- write again
- judge wrongly
- prepay
- unsafe
- disobey
- repaint
- join again
- open again
- not happy
- disloyal
- judge before
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