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 prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open wrongly (d) open again
- 3.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) uncommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
- 4.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
- 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 6.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) preequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 8.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) reagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 11.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) uncount (c) miscount (d) discount
- 12.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use wrongly (d) use again
- 13.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave again
- 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
- 15.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common wrongly (d) common again
- 16.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) recheck
- 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 18.Which word means “write again”? (a) rewrite (b) miswrite (c) diswrite (d) prewrite
- 19.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) well again (c) not well (d) well before
- 20.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
- 22.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) misusual
- 23.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
- 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 25.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) unplace (c) displace (d) replace
- 26.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook again (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
- 27.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 28.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) retell (c) mistell (d) distell
- 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) misallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) disheat
- 31.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) misuse (b) reuse (c) disuse (d) preuse
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 34.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat before
- 35.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) not kind (d) kind again
- 36.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) misview (c) review (d) preview
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe before (c) safe again (d) not safe
- 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 40.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) pretidy
Answer key
- re-
- open again
- uncommon
- disobey
- un-
- unequal
- dis-
- disagree
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- miscount
- use wrongly
- behave wrongly
- mis-
- not common
- recheck
- heat before
- rewrite
- not well
- view before
- not allow
- unusual
- revisit
- mishear
- misplace
- cook before
- check again
- retell
- disallow
- reheat
- misuse
- read wrongly
- understand wrongly
- heat again
- not kind
- preview
- join again
- not safe
- not tidy
- untidy
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