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 “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) not continue (c) continue wrongly (d) continue before
- 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 3.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) misvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 4.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) disjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
- 5.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view before (c) view again (d) view wrongly
- 6.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) discount (c) precount (d) uncount
- 8.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook before (c) not cook (d) cook wrongly
- 9.Which word means “use again”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
- 10.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
- 11.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
- 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
- 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 14.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) recook
- 15.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
- 16.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) reuse (c) misuse (d) disuse
- 17.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
- 18.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) dishonest (d) unhonest
- 19.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) not happy (c) happy again (d) happy before
- 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) misspell (c) disspell (d) prespell
- 21.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) not heat
- 22.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) not open
- 23.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check before (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check again
- 24.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) discommon (d) recommon
- 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear again (c) hear before (d) hear wrongly
- 27.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) unrespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
- 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 29.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
- 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell wrongly
- 31.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
- 32.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual again (c) usual wrongly (d) not usual
- 33.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 34.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
- 35.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
- 36.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
- 37.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
- 38.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 39.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit before
- 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) misobey
Answer key
- not continue
- un-
- revisit
- rejoin
- view before
- re-
- miscount
- cook before
- reuse
- use again
- not well
- dis-
- mis-
- precook
- unclear
- misuse
- not respect
- dishonest
- not happy
- misspell
- heat before
- open again
- check again
- not clear
- uncommon
- hear wrongly
- disrespect
- pre-
- unlucky
- spell wrongly
- not kind
- not usual
- understand wrongly
- not common
- prejudge
- unusual
- join again
- preheat
- visit again
- disobey
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