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 “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 3.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 4.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 9.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 13.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 14.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) disfill (d) refill
- 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 19.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
- 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree wrongly (d) agree before
- 22.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write again (c) write before (d) not write
- 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) usual before
- 24.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 25.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 27.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) not fair
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) unlead
- 29.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) dishappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
- 30.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
- 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 36.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 38.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
- 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
Answer key
- discontinue
- pre-
- fill again
- judge wrongly
- re-
- behave wrongly
- un-
- not common
- untidy
- not happy
- dis-
- not tidy
- check again
- judge before
- refill
- not clear
- mis-
- use again
- not obey
- disallow
- not agree
- write again
- not usual
- heat before
- preheat
- not kind
- not fair
- mislead
- unhappy
- build again
- not continue
- spell wrongly
- not lucky
- cook before
- retell
- revisit
- not honest
- count wrongly
- disloyal
- dishonest
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