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 “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 2.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) prewell (d) unwell
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
- 7.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) view again (d) not view
- 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 9.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
- 10.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 12.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 13.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) distell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 15.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
- 16.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 17.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
- 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 19.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 22.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 23.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) prekind
- 25.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe again (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 26.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
- 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 28.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review
- 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 30.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
- 31.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 32.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 34.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 35.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) disusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 36.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) prebuild (c) misbuild (d) rebuild
- 37.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) write before (d) not write
- 40.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
Answer key
- reheat
- unwell
- dis-
- mis-
- un-
- pay before
- view before
- hear wrongly
- use wrongly
- build again
- disobey
- understand wrongly
- preheat
- retell
- not loyal
- mislead
- not common
- pre-
- re-
- disrespect
- check again
- judge before
- not agree
- unkind
- not safe
- join again
- heat again
- preview
- disallow
- not allow
- not fair
- heat before
- paint again
- cook before
- unusual
- rebuild
- judge wrongly
- unclear
- write again
- repaint
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