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 “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) disread
- 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 3.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
- 4.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) misspell
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 7.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play before (c) play again (d) not play
- 8.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
- 9.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
- 10.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
- 11.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) mishear (c) rehear (d) prehear
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) dis-
- 13.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) disjoin (c) misjoin (d) prejoin
- 14.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
- 15.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
- 17.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 19.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) prefill
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay before (d) pay again
- 21.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) disbehave (c) misbehave (d) prebehave
- 22.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) diswrite (c) prewrite (d) miswrite
- 23.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) display (c) replay (d) preplay
- 24.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
- 25.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) not loyal (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
- 27.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) not count (c) count wrongly (d) count before
- 28.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell before
- 29.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
- 30.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 31.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 32.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check before (c) not check (d) check again
- 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 34.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) mistell (c) distell (d) untell
- 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
- 36.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) unloyal (c) preloyal (d) misloyal
- 37.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) read wrongly (d) not read
- 38.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue wrongly
- 39.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) unrespect (c) misrespect (d) prerespect
- 40.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) not spell
Answer key
- misread
- pre-
- misuse
- misspell
- un-
- paint again
- play again
- unlucky
- prejudge
- not usual
- mishear
- dis-
- rejoin
- repaint
- discontinue
- not kind
- re-
- mis-
- refill
- pay before
- misbehave
- rewrite
- replay
- judge before
- heat before
- not loyal
- count wrongly
- tell again
- not agree
- cook before
- behave wrongly
- check again
- join again
- retell
- unhappy
- disloyal
- read wrongly
- not continue
- disrespect
- spell wrongly
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