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 “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 4.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 6.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 7.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 8.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) misbehave
- 11.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 12.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
- 18.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 19.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
- 20.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) misfill (d) disfill
- 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) play wrongly (d) not play
- 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 23.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 25.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 27.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 28.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 29.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 30.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) disread (c) unread (d) misread
- 31.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) rehonest (d) mishonest
- 34.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) behave before
- 35.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy wrongly
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 37.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check before (c) not check (d) check wrongly
- 38.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) recook
- 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) refair (c) disfair (d) misfair
Answer key
- re-
- mis-
- prejudge
- revisit
- use again
- not continue
- read wrongly
- miscount
- un-
- misbehave
- repaint
- misspell
- dis-
- pre-
- visit again
- not agree
- unsafe
- unhappy
- unclear
- refill
- play again
- not safe
- mishear
- disobey
- reuse
- misjudge
- use wrongly
- disallow
- rejoin
- misread
- not well
- write again
- dishonest
- behave wrongly
- not tidy
- tell again
- check again
- not happy
- precook
- unfair
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