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) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) misplace
- 3.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 5.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 6.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 12.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 13.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) prefair (d) refair
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 19.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
- 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count again (c) not count (d) count before
- 22.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
- 23.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 24.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy before
- 27.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear again (d) clear wrongly
- 28.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 29.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 30.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) recook
- 31.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 33.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) recount
- 34.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) prebuild (d) misbuild
- 35.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 38.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 39.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
Answer key
- pre-
- misplace
- check again
- mis-
- open again
- heat again
- unhappy
- disobey
- re-
- heat before
- not equal
- retell
- unfair
- reopen
- dis-
- un-
- write again
- visit again
- not agree
- not fair
- count wrongly
- revisit
- paint again
- misspell
- join again
- not happy
- not clear
- not continue
- judge wrongly
- precook
- judge before
- lead wrongly
- miscount
- rebuild
- not common
- reuse
- not loyal
- untidy
- uncommon
- not obey
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