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 “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 2.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) misview
- 3.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) not respect (d) respect again
- 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) pay before
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill before (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
- 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) not join (c) join before (d) join again
- 11.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 12.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
- 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 16.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) pretell
- 17.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) not loyal (c) loyal before (d) loyal wrongly
- 19.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) unagree (d) reagree
- 20.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 21.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) rewell
- 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
- 23.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) not tell
- 25.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
- 26.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 27.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 28.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) honest before
- 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 32.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear wrongly (c) not hear (d) hear again
- 33.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
- 34.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 35.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) not view
- 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common before
- 37.Which word means “not respect”? (a) unrespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) prerespect
- 38.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check before (c) check again (d) check wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) discommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
- 40.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
Answer key
- visit again
- preview
- not respect
- mis-
- pay before
- not happy
- dis-
- fill again
- judge wrongly
- join again
- count wrongly
- reopen
- write again
- re-
- behave wrongly
- retell
- cook before
- not loyal
- disagree
- open again
- unwell
- build again
- not clear
- tell again
- not tidy
- reuse
- read wrongly
- not honest
- pre-
- un-
- not continue
- hear wrongly
- discontinue
- play again
- view before
- not common
- disrespect
- check again
- uncommon
- revisit
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