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 “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
- 2.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) not paint (d) paint again
- 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 9.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) disusual (d) preusual
- 10.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) uncheck
- 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) distell
- 12.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) honest wrongly
- 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 14.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) disrespect (c) rerespect (d) unrespect
- 15.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
- 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 18.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) disopen (c) misopen (d) unopen
- 19.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
- 20.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) reallow (d) disallow
- 21.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 22.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
- 23.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) diswell
- 25.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
- 26.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
- 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) reclear (d) preclear
- 28.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) discount (c) miscount (d) uncount
- 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 30.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
- 31.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
- 32.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
- 33.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) misjoin
- 34.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place before (d) place again
- 35.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) disread (c) misread (d) preread
- 37.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
- 38.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
- 39.Which word means “use again”? (a) unuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
- 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
Answer key
- read wrongly
- not respect
- dis-
- re-
- use again
- paint again
- mis-
- view before
- unusual
- recheck
- retell
- not honest
- visit again
- disrespect
- write again
- un-
- pre-
- reopen
- prejudge
- disallow
- rebuild
- preheat
- spell wrongly
- unwell
- not lucky
- dishonest
- unclear
- miscount
- not obey
- not clear
- disobey
- not kind
- rejoin
- place wrongly
- refill
- misread
- reheat
- uncommon
- reuse
- not agree
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