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) preuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 3.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 4.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read before (c) read again (d) not read
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) misusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 10.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) review (d) unview
- 11.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 12.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place again (c) not place (d) place before
- 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 15.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) unwrite (d) prewrite
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 17.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 23.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) unallow (d) disallow
- 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
- 27.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) rehear (c) unhear (d) mishear
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 31.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
- 34.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
- 35.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) check again (d) not check
- 36.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) discount
- 37.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 39.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) recommon
Answer key
- reuse
- dis-
- write again
- read wrongly
- mis-
- misunderstand
- pre-
- re-
- unusual
- preview
- reopen
- place wrongly
- recheck
- not fair
- rewrite
- mislead
- revisit
- heat before
- precook
- un-
- preheat
- unwell
- disallow
- unclear
- not clear
- not common
- prepay
- mishear
- not honest
- disobey
- lead wrongly
- join again
- disrespect
- unhappy
- check again
- miscount
- not allow
- unlucky
- rebuild
- uncommon
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