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 “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 2.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view again
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 4.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) pay wrongly
- 5.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
- 6.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 12.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 15.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
- 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
- 19.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
- 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 21.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 22.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) pretidy (c) distidy (d) mistidy
- 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 26.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
- 27.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read again (c) read wrongly (d) read before
- 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not allow”? (a) misallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 31.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 32.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play again (d) play before
- 33.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
- 34.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) misusual (d) unusual
- 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) not well
- 36.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 37.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) prelucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) relucky
- 38.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
- 39.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) reread (c) preread (d) unread
Answer key
- precook
- view before
- un-
- pay before
- join again
- hear wrongly
- dis-
- mis-
- prejudge
- not usual
- unkind
- unwell
- visit again
- not fair
- dishonest
- not lucky
- pre-
- not continue
- not safe
- judge wrongly
- retell
- misjudge
- use wrongly
- untidy
- behave wrongly
- use again
- read wrongly
- re-
- not clear
- disallow
- build again
- play again
- unsafe
- unusual
- not well
- judge before
- unlucky
- not loyal
- not kind
- misread
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