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 “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) disread (d) misread
- 7.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
- 8.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) discommon (c) recommon (d) precommon
- 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
- 11.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) misview (c) preview (d) review
- 12.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 14.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
- 15.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 17.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 19.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 20.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 21.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 22.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
- 23.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) misfill
- 24.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) revisit (c) disvisit (d) misvisit
- 25.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal before
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) rekind (d) prekind
- 29.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 31.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) not write (d) write again
- 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) not place (d) place again
- 35.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
- 36.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 40.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) unwrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
Answer key
- not clear
- join again
- un-
- re-
- mis-
- misread
- lead wrongly
- uncommon
- unequal
- disagree
- preview
- not respect
- dis-
- heat before
- recheck
- pre-
- judge before
- tell again
- disrespect
- repaint
- misjudge
- mishear
- refill
- revisit
- not loyal
- not common
- preheat
- unkind
- cook before
- untidy
- paint again
- write again
- prejudge
- place wrongly
- misplace
- not happy
- not lucky
- not continue
- disallow
- rewrite
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