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) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
- 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) kind before
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 4.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
- 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) misuse
- 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) unrespect (c) prerespect (d) disrespect
- 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 15.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 16.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 17.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
- 19.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
- 21.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead wrongly
- 22.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) untidy (c) distidy (d) pretidy
- 23.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) not build (c) build before (d) build again
- 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy again (d) tidy before
- 25.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 26.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
- 27.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 28.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) relead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) mislead
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 30.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 32.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) unread (d) disread
- 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) preloyal (c) disloyal (d) unloyal
- 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
- 36.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) untell
- 37.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
- 38.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) miskind (c) unkind (d) rekind
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) not agree
Answer key
- precook
- not kind
- dis-
- heat before
- pre-
- not honest
- dishonest
- un-
- rebuild
- mis-
- misuse
- disrespect
- judge wrongly
- misspell
- re-
- join again
- reheat
- understand wrongly
- not equal
- unequal
- lead wrongly
- untidy
- build again
- not tidy
- view before
- recheck
- not allow
- mislead
- not clear
- not well
- not continue
- misread
- disloyal
- refill
- pay before
- retell
- spell wrongly
- discontinue
- unkind
- not agree
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