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 “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) rehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 6.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) uncook
- 7.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 9.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 11.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 12.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) agree again
- 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 14.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 15.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) not hear (c) hear wrongly (d) hear before
- 16.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) disheat
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) not fair (c) fair wrongly (d) fair again
- 19.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 20.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) uncount (c) discount (d) miscount
- 22.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
- 23.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 24.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) misread (c) unread (d) reread
- 25.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) dislead
- 26.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 27.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
- 28.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell before (c) not tell (d) tell wrongly
- 29.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) unfill (d) misfill
- 30.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
- 31.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) rerespect (d) prerespect
- 32.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) reobey
- 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
- 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
- 36.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) mislucky (b) dislucky (c) relucky (d) unlucky
- 37.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) place before (c) place again (d) not place
- 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
Answer key
- open again
- unhappy
- dis-
- re-
- un-
- precook
- paint again
- not usual
- misjudge
- mis-
- not respect
- not agree
- not continue
- join again
- hear wrongly
- preheat
- pre-
- not fair
- reuse
- misbehave
- miscount
- disagree
- lead wrongly
- misread
- mislead
- heat before
- repaint
- tell again
- refill
- not obey
- disrespect
- disobey
- recheck
- build again
- uncommon
- unlucky
- place wrongly
- not allow
- discontinue
- count wrongly
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