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 “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 4.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 5.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) not place
- 6.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) not check (d) check before
- 7.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 10.Which word means “cook before”? (a) uncook (b) miscook (c) precook (d) recook
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) presafe
- 13.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) reusual (c) unusual (d) preusual
- 14.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) not fill
- 15.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 16.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 17.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 20.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 21.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 22.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 24.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 25.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) preview (d) disview
- 26.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) precommon
- 28.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
- 29.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
- 30.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) rehappy (c) mishappy (d) unhappy
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 32.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) disunderstand (d) reunderstand
- 33.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) prewell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 34.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) prefill (c) misfill (d) unfill
- 35.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
- 37.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 38.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) prelucky
- 39.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) disclear (c) unclear (d) reclear
- 40.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) misrespect
Answer key
- mis-
- un-
- view before
- use again
- place wrongly
- check again
- not happy
- pre-
- misjudge
- precook
- re-
- unsafe
- unusual
- fill again
- repaint
- not agree
- unfair
- dis-
- tell again
- not tidy
- not continue
- not usual
- not allow
- pay before
- preview
- rewrite
- uncommon
- revisit
- heat again
- unhappy
- misuse
- misunderstand
- unwell
- refill
- use wrongly
- dishonest
- recheck
- unlucky
- unclear
- disrespect
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