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) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
- 2.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
- 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 4.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
- 5.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
- 6.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) unjoin (c) prejoin (d) misjoin
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
- 9.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build before
- 10.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) disrespect (c) prerespect (d) rerespect
- 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 12.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 13.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 15.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) rejudge (d) prejudge
- 16.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) not open
- 20.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 21.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place again (c) place before (d) place wrongly
- 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) count again (d) not count
- 23.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) miswell (d) unwell
- 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 25.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 26.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) rekind (d) prekind
- 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) refill (c) prefill (d) disfill
- 28.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 29.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 31.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) uncook
- 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 34.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 35.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) not view (d) view wrongly
- 37.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
- 38.Which word means “write again”? (a) diswrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
- 39.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
- 40.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) prespell (c) misspell (d) disspell
Answer key
- prejudge
- dishonest
- dis-
- misplace
- not loyal
- rejoin
- re-
- fill again
- build again
- disrespect
- misuse
- judge wrongly
- read wrongly
- pre-
- misjudge
- misunderstand
- not tidy
- mis-
- open again
- use again
- place wrongly
- count wrongly
- unwell
- un-
- revisit
- unkind
- refill
- cook before
- not happy
- preheat
- discontinue
- precook
- uncommon
- paint again
- disobey
- view before
- not safe
- rewrite
- not lucky
- misspell
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