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 “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) misview (d) preview
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
- 6.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read again (d) read wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) reequal
- 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 11.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
- 13.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 14.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 16.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) unplay
- 17.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 19.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
- 20.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 21.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 23.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 26.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 30.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 34.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 35.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) not tell
- 36.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 38.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
- 40.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
Answer key
- mis-
- un-
- preview
- dis-
- spell wrongly
- read wrongly
- re-
- not common
- unequal
- heat again
- mislead
- open again
- rewrite
- understand wrongly
- view before
- replay
- not agree
- not lucky
- unlucky
- precook
- fill again
- preheat
- not tidy
- reopen
- dishonest
- misjudge
- pre-
- not clear
- unclear
- place wrongly
- lead wrongly
- heat before
- reuse
- count wrongly
- tell again
- not respect
- not usual
- visit again
- disobey
- pay before
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