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) not join (b) join again (c) join before (d) join wrongly
- 2.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 3.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 9.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) review (d) preview
- 10.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 11.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
- 12.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
- 13.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy again
- 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 17.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) retidy
- 18.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 19.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 20.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) not honest (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
- 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) misobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) disheat
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
- 25.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) lead again
- 26.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 27.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
- 28.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) equal again (d) not equal
- 29.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 30.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
- 31.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual again
- 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 34.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 35.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair before (d) fair again
- 36.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again
- 37.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) unuse (c) reuse (d) preuse
- 38.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) preread (d) misread
- 39.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 40.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
Answer key
- join again
- retell
- not respect
- discontinue
- re-
- un-
- not common
- mis-
- preview
- not tidy
- dishonest
- not kind
- not obey
- dis-
- not happy
- unwell
- untidy
- not continue
- spell wrongly
- not honest
- disobey
- preheat
- open again
- not well
- lead wrongly
- heat before
- unkind
- not equal
- uncommon
- visit again
- hear wrongly
- not usual
- pre-
- misbehave
- not fair
- build again
- reuse
- misread
- play again
- misjudge
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