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 “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) misjudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
- 2.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
- 3.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
- 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
- 7.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 9.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) not safe (b) safe wrongly (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand wrongly (c) understand before (d) understand again
- 12.Which word means “not kind”? (a) rekind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
- 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind before (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 15.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) join wrongly (d) not join
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) preview (c) disview (d) unview
- 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 19.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit before
- 20.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) precount
- 22.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) not obey (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
- 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use before (d) use again
- 24.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) unuse (c) preuse (d) disuse
- 25.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) unread (c) misread (d) reread
- 26.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count before
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
- 28.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) not lead (d) lead before
- 29.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
- 31.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
- 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) unjoin (b) rejoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 35.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
- 36.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue before
- 37.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 38.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) not read (d) read before
- 39.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair wrongly (c) not fair (d) fair before
- 40.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) unplay (d) replay
Answer key
- prejudge
- heat again
- not agree
- re-
- dis-
- not happy
- untidy
- pre-
- not safe
- pay before
- understand wrongly
- unkind
- un-
- not kind
- join again
- preview
- mis-
- heat before
- visit again
- not usual
- miscount
- not obey
- use wrongly
- reuse
- misread
- count wrongly
- uncommon
- lead wrongly
- not clear
- preheat
- play again
- misbehave
- recheck
- rejoin
- retell
- not continue
- open again
- read wrongly
- not fair
- replay
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