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) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) unloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) prefill (d) misfill
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build again (d) build before
- 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 12.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) untell
- 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 14.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
- 15.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 16.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) unbehave
- 17.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 19.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 21.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 22.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) missafe
- 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) unplay (c) preplay (d) replay
- 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) dispay
- 26.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) dislead (b) relead (c) unlead (d) mislead
- 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 31.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) unlucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 36.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 37.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 38.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
Answer key
- reuse
- pre-
- understand wrongly
- dis-
- mis-
- disloyal
- re-
- refill
- build again
- un-
- not equal
- retell
- not well
- recheck
- miscount
- misbehave
- not continue
- use wrongly
- unusual
- unequal
- tell again
- fill again
- unsafe
- replay
- prepay
- not clear
- unkind
- mislead
- not obey
- revisit
- pay before
- unlucky
- dishonest
- place wrongly
- not kind
- judge wrongly
- misuse
- spell wrongly
- not usual
- heat again
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