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 word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 2.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) refill (c) misfill (d) prefill
- 3.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) cook again
- 6.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) misread (c) reread (d) preread
- 7.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
- 9.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 10.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) join before
- 11.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) recontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave again (c) behave wrongly (d) not behave
- 14.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
- 15.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) prekind (d) diskind
- 16.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 18.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
- 19.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
- 20.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
- 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) prespell
- 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 23.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) unview (c) preview (d) review
- 24.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 25.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
- 27.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
- 28.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) not allow
- 29.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common before (c) common again (d) common wrongly
- 30.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
- 31.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead before (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) rerespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) paint wrongly (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 35.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
- 36.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
- 37.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) not view (c) view again (d) view before
- 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky wrongly
- 39.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build again (d) build wrongly
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
Answer key
- unequal
- refill
- disloyal
- re-
- cook before
- misread
- heat again
- pay before
- not usual
- join again
- discontinue
- mis-
- behave wrongly
- prejudge
- unkind
- not clear
- heat before
- not loyal
- check again
- uncommon
- misspell
- un-
- preview
- pre-
- reheat
- dis-
- not happy
- not allow
- not common
- not honest
- retell
- lead wrongly
- disrespect
- paint again
- dishonest
- misuse
- view before
- not lucky
- build again
- mishear
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