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 “view before”? (a) review (b) disview (c) unview (d) preview
- 2.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell wrongly
- 3.What does “preview” mean? (a) view wrongly (b) view before (c) not view (d) view again
- 4.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) not allow (c) allow before (d) allow again
- 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) not tidy
- 6.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
- 7.Which word means “not safe”? (a) dissafe (b) unsafe (c) presafe (d) missafe
- 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 10.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead before (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
- 12.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
- 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
- 14.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) unread (c) reread (d) preread
- 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
- 17.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
- 18.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use again (d) use wrongly
- 19.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
- 20.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) prefair (c) unfair (d) refair
- 21.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) disequal
- 22.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect before (b) not respect (c) respect wrongly (d) respect again
- 23.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 24.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 25.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear wrongly (c) clear before (d) not clear
- 26.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) preobey
- 27.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
- 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) join again (d) not join
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) repaint (c) dispaint (d) unpaint
- 30.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) previsit
- 31.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 32.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) rebehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
- 33.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
- 34.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree wrongly (c) not agree (d) agree again
- 35.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
- 36.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill again (c) fill before (d) fill wrongly
- 37.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) distell (d) untell
- 38.Which word means “not agree”? (a) preagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) unagree
- 39.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
- 40.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) usual again (d) not usual
Answer key
- preview
- spell wrongly
- view before
- not allow
- not tidy
- not equal
- unsafe
- dis-
- un-
- lead wrongly
- re-
- understand wrongly
- visit again
- misread
- mis-
- check again
- not common
- use wrongly
- paint again
- unfair
- unequal
- not respect
- use again
- not honest
- not clear
- disobey
- judge wrongly
- join again
- repaint
- revisit
- pre-
- misbehave
- heat before
- not agree
- unclear
- fill again
- retell
- disagree
- place wrongly
- not usual
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