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 “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 4.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 5.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 7.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
- 10.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) rekind (c) diskind (d) unkind
- 12.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 13.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 14.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
- 15.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) unhear
- 16.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) reequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
- 17.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) preview (d) misview
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) precook (d) recook
- 22.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 25.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) miswell
- 26.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
- 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 30.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) not pay (d) pay wrongly
- 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
- 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
- 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) discontinue
- 34.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) reread (c) preread (d) misread
- 35.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 38.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 39.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
Answer key
- not respect
- pre-
- understand wrongly
- open again
- use wrongly
- mis-
- mislead
- un-
- disobey
- not fair
- unkind
- disagree
- play again
- reopen
- mishear
- unequal
- preview
- unusual
- re-
- heat before
- precook
- prejudge
- dis-
- not kind
- unwell
- unsafe
- not obey
- reheat
- heat again
- pay before
- visit again
- not well
- discontinue
- misread
- not agree
- paint again
- not usual
- unfair
- misplace
- revisit
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