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 “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
- 4.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 5.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
- 6.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) misvisit (d) previsit
- 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) prehonest
- 10.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 11.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 12.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) unhappy
- 13.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
- 16.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) cook wrongly
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) not lead
- 22.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 23.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest again
- 25.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
- 26.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) discook
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) clear again
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 32.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
- 34.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) unplay (c) display (d) replay
- 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) open again (d) not open
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 37.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow again (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 40.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
Answer key
- un-
- dis-
- uncommon
- misjudge
- heat before
- not usual
- pre-
- revisit
- dishonest
- not safe
- write again
- unhappy
- prejudge
- not kind
- not lucky
- misplace
- behave wrongly
- cook before
- re-
- view before
- lead wrongly
- not continue
- not loyal
- not honest
- not respect
- precook
- refill
- not clear
- unclear
- mis-
- reuse
- disrespect
- rejoin
- replay
- open again
- tell again
- rebuild
- not allow
- discontinue
- judge before
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