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.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) visit wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) uncommon (c) precommon (d) discommon
- 3.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
- 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell before (d) tell wrongly
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint again
- 7.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
- 8.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 11.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear again (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
- 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) disuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 14.Which word means “tell again”? (a) retell (b) pretell (c) distell (d) untell
- 15.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 16.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
- 17.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write again (c) not write (d) write wrongly
- 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 19.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count before (c) not count (d) count wrongly
- 20.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
- 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 22.Which word means “not allow”? (a) reallow (b) unallow (c) preallow (d) disallow
- 23.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
- 24.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check wrongly (b) check again (c) check before (d) not check
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
- 26.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
- 27.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) misbuild (c) rebuild (d) unbuild
- 28.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) dislucky (d) prelucky
- 29.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 30.Which word means “join again”? (a) disjoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) misjoin
- 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
- 32.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) agree wrongly
- 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
- 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) dispaint
- 35.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) prebehave (b) unbehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
- 36.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 38.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 39.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) precontinue
- 40.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
Answer key
- visit again
- uncommon
- mishear
- tell again
- pre-
- paint again
- not allow
- not usual
- un-
- unwell
- not clear
- mis-
- reuse
- retell
- not obey
- not safe
- write again
- dis-
- count wrongly
- pay before
- re-
- disallow
- not fair
- check again
- judge wrongly
- understand wrongly
- rebuild
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- rejoin
- not loyal
- not agree
- prejudge
- repaint
- misbehave
- preheat
- misspell
- unusual
- discontinue
- not honest
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