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 prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
- 3.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 4.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
- 5.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 6.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
- 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) play before (d) not play
- 8.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave wrongly (d) behave again
- 9.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
- 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 12.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 13.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 14.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 15.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) not fill (d) fill again
- 16.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) disjudge
- 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 20.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 22.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 23.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
- 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
- 25.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) not continue (d) continue before
- 26.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) dishear (d) rehear
- 27.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 28.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 29.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
- 31.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
- 32.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) dishonest (c) prehonest (d) rehonest
- 33.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
- 34.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 35.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) misopen (b) disopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
- 37.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 40.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
Answer key
- pre-
- dis-
- judge before
- not agree
- read wrongly
- heat before
- play again
- behave wrongly
- open again
- re-
- mis-
- revisit
- not fair
- place wrongly
- fill again
- misjudge
- not clear
- un-
- view before
- tell again
- understand wrongly
- lead wrongly
- unclear
- preview
- not continue
- mishear
- misspell
- unusual
- not kind
- not equal
- preheat
- dishonest
- disobey
- not safe
- rejoin
- reopen
- hear wrongly
- not obey
- not lucky
- uncommon
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