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 “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
- 4.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
- 7.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 8.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) preview (d) unview
- 9.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
- 10.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 11.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 12.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 15.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) preunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 16.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow before (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
- 22.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
- 23.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 24.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) preplay (c) misplay (d) replay
- 25.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 27.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
- 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
- 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe again (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
- 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 31.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) disallow (c) preallow (d) unallow
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 34.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
- 35.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 36.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 40.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
Answer key
- preheat
- un-
- unclear
- unlucky
- dis-
- pay before
- place wrongly
- preview
- reopen
- visit again
- not loyal
- dishonest
- re-
- spell wrongly
- misunderstand
- hear wrongly
- mis-
- unwell
- read wrongly
- pre-
- not allow
- not honest
- not usual
- replay
- heat again
- reuse
- not common
- uncommon
- not safe
- unhappy
- disallow
- disagree
- not well
- disrespect
- rewrite
- discontinue
- unsafe
- lead wrongly
- not happy
- judge wrongly
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