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 “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 2.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
- 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) not kind
- 6.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) preopen (c) reopen (d) disopen
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
- 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 12.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
- 15.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
- 16.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
- 18.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 19.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) rebuild (d) misbuild
- 22.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) misequal (d) unequal
- 23.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) misunderstand
- 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) recommon
- 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) unhear (c) prehear (d) dishear
- 28.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal again (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 29.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
- 30.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 31.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
- 32.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) unview (d) disview
- 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) not paint
- 34.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 36.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 37.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
- 38.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) unloyal (d) reloyal
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
Answer key
- write again
- not usual
- understand wrongly
- un-
- not kind
- reopen
- dis-
- pay before
- re-
- not common
- not well
- revisit
- pre-
- visit again
- build again
- fill again
- reheat
- repaint
- preheat
- unkind
- rebuild
- unequal
- misunderstand
- uncommon
- open again
- reuse
- mishear
- not loyal
- read wrongly
- disobey
- place wrongly
- preview
- paint again
- not happy
- mis-
- use wrongly
- misjudge
- disloyal
- not lucky
- not obey
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