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 “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) not respect (d) respect before
- 2.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) unpaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 3.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) misagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
- 4.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) use again
- 5.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) disvisit (d) revisit
- 6.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
- 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) not usual (c) usual before (d) usual wrongly
- 8.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 10.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) prekind (c) diskind (d) miskind
- 11.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) view before (d) not view
- 12.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) refair (c) misfair (d) unfair
- 13.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) not lead (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
- 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
- 16.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow wrongly (d) allow again
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 18.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand wrongly
- 19.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 20.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair wrongly (c) fair again (d) fair before
- 21.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
- 22.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
- 23.Which word means “heat again”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
- 24.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) not read (c) read wrongly (d) read again
- 25.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) misunderstand (d) disunderstand
- 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
- 27.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 28.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell again (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
- 29.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) reopen (c) preopen (d) unopen
- 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
- 32.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) diswell
- 33.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 34.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) mistidy (b) distidy (c) pretidy (d) untidy
- 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
- 36.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
- 37.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) miscontinue
- 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) dispay (c) unpay (d) repay
- 39.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) uncheck
- 40.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) prehear (c) unhear (d) dishear
Answer key
- not respect
- repaint
- disagree
- use wrongly
- revisit
- visit again
- not usual
- misuse
- pre-
- unkind
- view before
- unfair
- lead wrongly
- re-
- dis-
- not allow
- un-
- understand wrongly
- misbehave
- not fair
- judge wrongly
- cook before
- reheat
- read wrongly
- misunderstand
- spell wrongly
- mis-
- tell again
- unclear
- reopen
- open again
- unwell
- judge before
- untidy
- heat again
- not loyal
- discontinue
- prepay
- recheck
- mishear
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