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) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 5.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 6.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 7.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 10.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 11.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) misjudge
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 13.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 14.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 15.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
- 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
- 17.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 19.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) untell
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) not view (d) view before
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 23.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) disusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 24.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play before (c) play again (d) play wrongly
- 25.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 27.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
- 28.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 29.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) recount (d) uncount
- 31.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) dispay (d) mispay
- 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
- 33.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build before
- 34.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 36.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) reuse
- 37.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
- 38.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 39.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) not fill
- 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) retidy
Answer key
- hear wrongly
- un-
- dis-
- re-
- paint again
- preheat
- unwell
- pre-
- not equal
- judge before
- misjudge
- use again
- unlucky
- unkind
- place wrongly
- discontinue
- spell wrongly
- rewrite
- retell
- view before
- not allow
- mis-
- unusual
- play again
- mishear
- unequal
- replay
- rejoin
- preview
- miscount
- prepay
- prejudge
- build again
- not fair
- not kind
- reuse
- visit again
- not tidy
- fill again
- untidy
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