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 wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 2.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 3.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
- 4.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 7.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 8.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 11.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 12.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 14.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 15.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 17.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 18.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 19.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) prekind (c) rekind (d) unkind
- 21.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) untell (c) mistell (d) pretell
- 22.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) recount
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 24.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 28.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 30.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) misview (d) review
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 32.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 33.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) dislead (c) relead (d) mislead
- 34.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) unwrite
- 35.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand again
- 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) unspell
- 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 40.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
Answer key
- misuse
- not well
- cook before
- reopen
- dis-
- re-
- judge before
- count wrongly
- un-
- tell again
- not honest
- heat again
- write again
- behave wrongly
- refill
- play again
- not obey
- reheat
- fill again
- unkind
- retell
- miscount
- heat before
- hear wrongly
- not loyal
- pre-
- unequal
- not happy
- not clear
- preview
- mis-
- use wrongly
- mislead
- rewrite
- understand wrongly
- view before
- misspell
- not lucky
- dishonest
- not allow
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