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 word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 2.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) unvisit
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) precook
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
- 7.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 8.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook again (d) cook before
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) common again
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) dispaint (c) repaint (d) prepaint
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 19.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) unbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 20.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest before (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 22.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 23.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) disjoin (d) misjoin
- 25.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 26.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 28.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
- 30.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) untell
- 31.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
- 32.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) rewell
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 35.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 36.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) disfill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 37.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 38.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
- 40.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
Answer key
- reuse
- judge before
- pre-
- revisit
- precook
- not respect
- not lucky
- play again
- un-
- judge wrongly
- cook before
- not common
- mis-
- count wrongly
- dis-
- repaint
- re-
- not loyal
- rebuild
- not safe
- not honest
- heat before
- not happy
- rejoin
- misuse
- build again
- check again
- not well
- unlucky
- retell
- dishonest
- visit again
- unwell
- misbehave
- disagree
- refill
- fill again
- prejudge
- misunderstand
- not equal
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