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 “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand wrongly (d) understand again
- 2.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) unwell (c) diswell (d) miswell
- 3.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) misusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
- 11.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue before (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
- 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 13.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 14.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 15.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) retell
- 16.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 17.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) misspell
- 18.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 19.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
- 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) reloyal (b) disloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 21.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) not obey (d) obey again
- 22.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 24.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) prelucky (c) mislucky (d) unlucky
- 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 27.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) recheck (d) precheck
- 28.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) not judge (c) judge again (d) judge before
- 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 30.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check again (d) check before
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 33.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 34.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) preheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 35.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) preplay (c) replay (d) unplay
- 36.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) prefair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 37.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) disallow (c) misallow (d) reallow
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) miswrite (c) rewrite (d) prewrite
- 39.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open again (d) open wrongly
- 40.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) misjoin (c) disjoin (d) unjoin
Answer key
- understand wrongly
- unwell
- repaint
- pre-
- re-
- reuse
- un-
- unusual
- dis-
- mislead
- not continue
- use wrongly
- dishonest
- not lucky
- retell
- spell wrongly
- misspell
- heat again
- view before
- disloyal
- not obey
- visit again
- mis-
- join again
- unlucky
- not common
- recheck
- judge wrongly
- pay before
- check again
- misuse
- read wrongly
- paint again
- reheat
- replay
- unfair
- disallow
- rewrite
- open again
- rejoin
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