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) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 2.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) miscontinue
- 3.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 4.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
- 5.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 9.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 10.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 11.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 14.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 17.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 20.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) discook
- 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 23.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) behave before (d) not behave
- 24.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) obey again
- 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) dishappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) distell (d) retell
- 29.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
- 30.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
- 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 32.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) fill before
- 34.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 35.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) presafe (d) resafe
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell wrongly (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell again
- 40.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
Answer key
- heat before
- discontinue
- unusual
- write again
- heat again
- mis-
- disallow
- pre-
- not allow
- not loyal
- visit again
- judge wrongly
- not tidy
- lead wrongly
- re-
- un-
- not usual
- read wrongly
- spell wrongly
- reuse
- precook
- not honest
- behave wrongly
- disloyal
- not obey
- use wrongly
- unhappy
- retell
- build again
- count wrongly
- misjudge
- reopen
- fill again
- misspell
- unfair
- dis-
- paint again
- unsafe
- tell again
- not well
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