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 “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 2.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) untell
- 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 7.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) misspell (d) respell
- 8.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) write again (d) not write
- 9.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) unfill (d) disfill
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 14.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
- 15.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell before (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
- 17.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 18.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 20.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) prekind (d) miskind
- 21.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) prepay (c) mispay (d) dispay
- 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) prebehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 23.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
- 24.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) prehear
- 27.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 28.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) disclear
- 30.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 31.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 32.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 33.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) preread (c) disread (d) misread
- 34.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
- 35.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) unloyal
- 36.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) unhappy (d) prehappy
- 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) prefair (d) misfair
- 38.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) disjudge (d) unjudge
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
Answer key
- heat again
- revisit
- un-
- mis-
- retell
- not tidy
- misspell
- write again
- disrespect
- pre-
- reopen
- refill
- dis-
- reheat
- spell wrongly
- behave wrongly
- not honest
- unusual
- view before
- unkind
- prepay
- misbehave
- not well
- re-
- mislead
- mishear
- heat before
- not agree
- unclear
- play again
- not common
- not allow
- misread
- unlucky
- disloyal
- unhappy
- unfair
- misjudge
- not loyal
- not clear
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