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 “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) unplace
- 4.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 5.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 6.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 10.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) not check
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) preview (d) unview
- 13.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) preread (c) misread (d) unread
- 15.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
- 21.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) resafe
- 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) unallow (d) preallow
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well before (d) well wrongly
- 24.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
- 27.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) uncount
- 28.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 29.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 30.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 33.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) preuse (c) disuse (d) reuse
- 34.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) view again
- 35.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 36.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) join before
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) disspell (d) unspell
- 38.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) not build
- 39.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
Answer key
- re-
- mis-
- misplace
- precook
- not clear
- revisit
- disloyal
- dis-
- not common
- check again
- un-
- preview
- not happy
- misread
- play again
- unclear
- heat before
- not agree
- rejoin
- replay
- unsafe
- disallow
- not well
- retell
- prejudge
- not usual
- miscount
- paint again
- disrespect
- not respect
- not continue
- not allow
- reuse
- view before
- pre-
- join again
- misspell
- build again
- tell again
- dishonest
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