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.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 3.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 5.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) unbehave
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place wrongly (d) place before
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 9.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) spell again
- 10.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) misallow (d) disallow
- 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
- 15.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view wrongly (d) view again
- 16.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest before (d) honest again
- 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 18.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 19.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) reread (c) misread (d) preread
- 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) disclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
- 22.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 23.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) recommon
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
- 25.Which word means “heat before”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
- 26.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 27.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 28.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) misequal (d) preequal
- 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) misheat
- 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
- 33.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open again
- 34.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) preobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 36.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) prepay (c) repay (d) unpay
- 37.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
- 38.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 39.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect wrongly (c) respect again (d) respect before
- 40.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
Answer key
- join again
- dis-
- judge wrongly
- tell again
- misbehave
- un-
- place wrongly
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- disallow
- read wrongly
- not common
- re-
- not usual
- view before
- not honest
- heat before
- not allow
- misread
- mis-
- unclear
- prejudge
- uncommon
- untidy
- preheat
- not happy
- reuse
- count wrongly
- unequal
- reheat
- misunderstand
- not lucky
- open again
- use again
- disobey
- prepay
- rewrite
- recheck
- not respect
- heat again
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