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 “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint again (d) paint wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) precook (c) recook (d) discook
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
- 12.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view again (c) view before (d) not view
- 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair before (c) not fair (d) fair again
- 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count again (d) count wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) prewell
- 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) disspell
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 25.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) unopen (d) disopen
- 26.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) not play (d) play again
- 27.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
- 28.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 29.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 30.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 31.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) preuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 32.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 34.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 35.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 39.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 40.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
Answer key
- pay before
- pre-
- paint again
- dishonest
- precook
- dis-
- heat again
- re-
- un-
- not usual
- disobey
- view before
- untidy
- mis-
- hear wrongly
- misjudge
- not happy
- not fair
- count wrongly
- unwell
- not well
- misspell
- use wrongly
- not kind
- reopen
- play again
- unequal
- check again
- write again
- use again
- reuse
- disagree
- rejoin
- understand wrongly
- misunderstand
- open again
- unkind
- preheat
- not allow
- join again
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