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 “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) miswrite (c) unwrite (d) rewrite
- 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) misloyal
- 8.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 11.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
- 12.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
- 13.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) not equal
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
- 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) unplace (d) displace
- 17.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 18.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
- 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) refair
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey wrongly
- 22.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) not hear
- 23.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) not tidy (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy before
- 25.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 26.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 27.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) unlead
- 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
- 30.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint wrongly
- 31.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 32.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) dispay (c) repay (d) prepay
- 34.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) prebehave (d) disbehave
- 36.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) precontinue (c) miscontinue (d) uncontinue
- 38.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
- 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) mischeck (d) recheck
- 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
Answer key
- view before
- rewrite
- pre-
- heat again
- disobey
- re-
- disloyal
- visit again
- not usual
- not happy
- disagree
- mishear
- not equal
- fill again
- heat before
- misplace
- judge wrongly
- misspell
- dis-
- unfair
- not obey
- hear wrongly
- retell
- not tidy
- count wrongly
- use wrongly
- mislead
- un-
- not clear
- paint again
- pay before
- not respect
- prepay
- unequal
- misbehave
- behave wrongly
- discontinue
- use again
- recheck
- mis-
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