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) un- (d) re-
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 3.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 4.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) misfill (d) refill
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
- 13.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) review (d) unview
- 14.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) diskind
- 17.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 19.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 20.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) misread (d) reread
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 27.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 28.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 29.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) misopen
- 30.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 36.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 37.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) reloyal
- 39.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
Answer key
- re-
- unhappy
- visit again
- refill
- use again
- dis-
- open again
- pre-
- behave wrongly
- not usual
- unwell
- replay
- preview
- place wrongly
- discontinue
- unkind
- hear wrongly
- heat again
- not honest
- rewrite
- not allow
- judge before
- preheat
- misread
- un-
- not common
- misunderstand
- not kind
- reopen
- not fair
- mishear
- not equal
- not lucky
- unequal
- mis-
- misjudge
- not continue
- disloyal
- cook before
- not clear
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