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 word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 3.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 4.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
- 5.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) disview (c) review (d) preview
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 8.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) not fair
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 14.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 16.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand wrongly (c) understand again (d) not understand
- 17.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 19.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 20.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 21.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 22.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 23.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) refair
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 25.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) misequal
- 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) unkind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 28.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 29.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 30.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 31.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) dishear
- 32.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy again (c) happy before (d) not happy
- 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) prejoin (c) disjoin (d) rejoin
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) unfill
- 36.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 37.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) miswell (d) diswell
- 38.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well before (c) well again (d) not well
- 39.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) not respect (c) respect before (d) respect again
Answer key
- unclear
- pre-
- not equal
- not tidy
- preview
- re-
- open again
- not fair
- un-
- discontinue
- misuse
- mis-
- fill again
- not honest
- misjudge
- understand wrongly
- uncommon
- dis-
- build again
- not common
- cook before
- judge wrongly
- unfair
- pay before
- unequal
- judge before
- unkind
- view before
- place wrongly
- use wrongly
- mishear
- not happy
- prejudge
- rejoin
- refill
- use again
- unwell
- not well
- misunderstand
- not respect
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