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.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 3.Which word means “fill again”? (a) disfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) unfill
- 4.Which word means “heat again”? (a) reheat (b) disheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 6.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 7.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) happy wrongly
- 8.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
- 9.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 10.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
- 11.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
- 12.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 13.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) unpaint (c) mispaint (d) repaint
- 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 15.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 17.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) misbuild (c) prebuild (d) rebuild
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 19.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) reobey
- 20.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 21.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 22.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge wrongly (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 23.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
- 25.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 27.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) unfair
- 28.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
- 29.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) disopen
- 30.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) misbehave (c) prebehave (d) rebehave
- 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 32.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) reequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
- 33.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) misplace
- 34.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow before
- 35.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write before
- 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 37.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
- 40.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- count wrongly
- refill
- reheat
- re-
- unclear
- not happy
- hear wrongly
- preheat
- not equal
- unwell
- reuse
- repaint
- visit again
- not fair
- pre-
- rebuild
- mis-
- disobey
- discontinue
- retell
- judge wrongly
- heat before
- untidy
- not obey
- un-
- unfair
- use again
- reopen
- misbehave
- mislead
- unequal
- misplace
- not allow
- write again
- view before
- prejudge
- misuse
- not clear
- open again
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