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 prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 2.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 4.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 5.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common again
- 6.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 10.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) unkind
- 11.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) misplace (c) preplace (d) displace
- 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 13.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 14.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree before
- 17.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) misloyal
- 18.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) disfair
- 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) recount
- 22.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 23.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell again (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 26.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 28.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 29.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
- 31.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) read again (c) read before (d) not read
- 32.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) prepaint
- 35.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 36.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) mislead
- 37.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 39.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) equal before
- 40.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
Answer key
- mis-
- judge before
- use wrongly
- disrespect
- not common
- not well
- pre-
- uncommon
- preview
- unkind
- misplace
- not clear
- hear wrongly
- view before
- re-
- not agree
- disloyal
- unfair
- disagree
- dis-
- miscount
- spell wrongly
- preheat
- tell again
- un-
- open again
- misspell
- not fair
- not respect
- play again
- read wrongly
- judge wrongly
- fill again
- repaint
- reuse
- mislead
- heat again
- dishonest
- not equal
- misunderstand
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