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 “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
- 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) respell (d) disspell
- 5.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) dislead (d) prelead
- 6.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 8.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 9.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 10.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 11.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) misopen (c) reopen (d) unopen
- 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
- 13.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 14.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect again (c) respect wrongly (d) not respect
- 15.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
- 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 21.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) disallow (c) unallow (d) misallow
- 22.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 23.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 26.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 27.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
- 28.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 30.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 31.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 32.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 33.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) repay
- 34.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
- 35.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 38.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) unview (c) disview (d) misview
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 40.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) untell
Answer key
- not happy
- disloyal
- recheck
- misspell
- mislead
- not continue
- mis-
- unfair
- heat before
- cook before
- reopen
- use again
- spell wrongly
- not respect
- not well
- re-
- pre-
- dis-
- visit again
- un-
- disallow
- not allow
- place wrongly
- view before
- judge before
- paint again
- write again
- hear wrongly
- misjudge
- misuse
- unclear
- preheat
- prepay
- not tidy
- pay before
- heat again
- not agree
- preview
- reuse
- retell
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