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 “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
- 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
- 3.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) not visit
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 6.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
- 7.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count before (d) count wrongly
- 8.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 9.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 11.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) distidy (c) retidy (d) mistidy
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) reusual (c) preusual (d) misusual
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 15.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 16.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
- 18.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) diswrite (c) rewrite (d) unwrite
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 21.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) not judge
- 22.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) recommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 24.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 25.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well again
- 26.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 27.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build again (d) build before
- 28.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 29.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
- 30.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
- 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) unagree (c) reagree (d) disagree
- 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) discheck
- 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) discook (c) recook (d) precook
- 34.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) misuse
- 35.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 36.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) play before (c) not play (d) play wrongly
- 37.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) not use (d) use again
- 38.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead wrongly (d) lead before
- 39.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) preallow (c) disallow (d) unallow
- 40.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) rebuild (c) misbuild (d) unbuild
Answer key
- retell
- understand wrongly
- visit again
- pre-
- judge wrongly
- not kind
- count wrongly
- discontinue
- unlucky
- mis-
- untidy
- re-
- unusual
- dis-
- pay before
- not common
- not tidy
- repaint
- rewrite
- un-
- judge before
- not agree
- uncommon
- rejoin
- not well
- not lucky
- build again
- heat again
- not honest
- fill again
- disagree
- recheck
- precook
- misuse
- preview
- play again
- use again
- lead wrongly
- disallow
- rebuild
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