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) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 2.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell again
- 3.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) misjoin (c) prejoin (d) rejoin
- 7.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) disclear
- 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 9.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) discook (d) precook
- 10.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead wrongly (d) lead again
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) discontinue (c) uncontinue (d) recontinue
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 13.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) misobey
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 15.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) unbuild (c) disbuild (d) rebuild
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey wrongly (c) obey again (d) obey before
- 17.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
- 21.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) preplay
- 22.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
- 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) dislucky
- 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) count again
- 25.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use before (d) use wrongly
- 26.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 28.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 29.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 30.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal wrongly (c) equal before (d) equal again
- 31.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky again (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
- 32.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) mispaint (d) dispaint
- 33.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge wrongly (c) judge before (d) judge again
- 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) prespell
- 36.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) not paint (d) paint before
- 37.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) reread (d) disread
- 39.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) rekind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 40.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
Answer key
- join again
- spell wrongly
- disagree
- pre-
- mis-
- rejoin
- unclear
- heat before
- precook
- lead wrongly
- discontinue
- un-
- disobey
- re-
- rebuild
- not obey
- open again
- dis-
- write again
- view before
- replay
- recheck
- unlucky
- count wrongly
- use wrongly
- not well
- not usual
- place wrongly
- misjudge
- not equal
- not lucky
- repaint
- judge wrongly
- retell
- misspell
- paint again
- understand wrongly
- misread
- unkind
- not clear
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