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 “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
- 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 4.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) preuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
- 5.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 6.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) respect wrongly
- 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join wrongly (c) not join (d) join again
- 9.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) disequal
- 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) unhonest (b) mishonest (c) dishonest (d) rehonest
- 11.Which word means “not allow”? (a) preallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
- 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 13.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
- 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear again
- 15.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
- 16.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 18.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
- 19.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
- 20.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) misview (c) disview (d) preview
- 21.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
- 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) unbehave (c) disbehave (d) rebehave
- 23.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
- 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) unopen (c) preopen (d) disopen
- 25.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) not use (c) use again (d) use before
- 26.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
- 27.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey wrongly
- 28.Which word means “play again”? (a) unplay (b) display (c) preplay (d) replay
- 29.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) reuse (c) unuse (d) misuse
- 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
- 31.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) rehappy
- 32.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) not understand (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 34.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
- 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 37.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) unspell (c) prespell (d) misspell
- 38.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
- 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
- 40.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky again
Answer key
- heat again
- visit again
- mis-
- reuse
- not happy
- not respect
- un-
- join again
- unequal
- dishonest
- disallow
- re-
- recheck
- not clear
- not continue
- not kind
- dis-
- reheat
- disloyal
- preview
- paint again
- misbehave
- open again
- reopen
- use again
- behave wrongly
- not obey
- replay
- misuse
- preheat
- unhappy
- understand wrongly
- pre-
- spell wrongly
- not safe
- not tidy
- misspell
- cook before
- heat before
- not lucky
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