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 “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 5.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 6.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) distidy
- 7.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 8.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) reobey
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) fill again
- 15.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) misfair
- 16.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 18.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) dispay (d) repay
- 19.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) rejoin (c) prejoin (d) disjoin
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 21.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) mishappy (c) unhappy (d) rehappy
- 22.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) disunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
- 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 26.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) rewrite (c) miswrite (d) diswrite
- 27.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
- 28.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 29.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) misclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 31.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) review (c) misview (d) preview
- 32.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common wrongly (c) common again (d) not common
- 33.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
- 35.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
- 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 37.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
- 38.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 39.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) discook (d) miscook
- 40.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) prekind
Answer key
- dis-
- open again
- un-
- unusual
- join again
- untidy
- judge before
- not obey
- use wrongly
- spell wrongly
- pre-
- read wrongly
- disobey
- fill again
- unfair
- write again
- re-
- prepay
- rejoin
- mis-
- unhappy
- misunderstand
- disagree
- visit again
- not well
- rewrite
- reheat
- behave wrongly
- not respect
- unclear
- preview
- not common
- retell
- build again
- repaint
- cook before
- unsafe
- not kind
- precook
- unkind
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