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.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) hear again (d) not hear
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 3.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view before (d) view again
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) unheat
- 6.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) misbehave
- 7.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) not cook
- 9.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) mishappy
- 10.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 11.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play before
- 16.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 19.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
- 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
- 21.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 22.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 23.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 24.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
- 25.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand before
- 26.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) not count (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 30.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) not lucky
- 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) rewell (c) prewell (d) diswell
- 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 35.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy before (d) happy again
- 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
- 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) reunderstand (d) ununderstand
- 40.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
Answer key
- hear wrongly
- un-
- view before
- mis-
- preheat
- misbehave
- not safe
- cook before
- unhappy
- misuse
- recheck
- dis-
- pre-
- reopen
- play again
- mishear
- unfair
- re-
- preview
- disrespect
- read wrongly
- use again
- rejoin
- disobey
- understand wrongly
- not obey
- discontinue
- count wrongly
- misjudge
- not lucky
- not clear
- prejudge
- unwell
- untidy
- judge before
- not happy
- not honest
- misspell
- misunderstand
- visit again
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