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 “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 2.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) equal before
- 3.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
- 4.Which word means “not continue”? (a) miscontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
- 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) distell
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 7.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 8.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
- 9.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge again (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 10.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
- 11.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) misheat
- 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 13.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook again (c) not cook (d) cook before
- 14.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) prejoin (c) misjoin (d) rejoin
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 16.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 17.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well before (d) well again
- 18.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
- 19.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
- 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 21.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) dispaint
- 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
- 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
- 24.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write before (d) write again
- 25.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) not usual
- 26.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) review (c) unview (d) preview
- 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint wrongly (d) paint before
- 28.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) prehear (c) dishear (d) mishear
- 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
- 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 31.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) rewrite (c) diswrite (d) unwrite
- 32.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) not join (d) join before
- 33.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) unbehave
- 34.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) unplace (c) misplace (d) replace
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 36.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) disopen (c) unopen (d) reopen
- 37.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
- 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) unobey
- 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) obey wrongly
Answer key
- dis-
- not equal
- spell wrongly
- discontinue
- retell
- re-
- not common
- untidy
- judge wrongly
- reheat
- preheat
- pre-
- cook before
- rejoin
- mis-
- rebuild
- not well
- read wrongly
- unhappy
- un-
- repaint
- use wrongly
- use again
- write again
- not usual
- preview
- paint again
- mishear
- not continue
- not tidy
- rewrite
- join again
- misbehave
- misplace
- prejudge
- reopen
- not loyal
- reuse
- disobey
- not obey
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