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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 2.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
- 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead again
- 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 5.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) disuse (d) unuse
- 6.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy again (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
- 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 8.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
- 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
- 10.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) unsafe (c) resafe (d) dissafe
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill wrongly (d) fill again
- 13.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) reusual (c) disusual (d) unusual
- 14.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
- 15.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) relead (d) dislead
- 16.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) preview (d) misview
- 17.Which word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) unhappy (c) prehappy (d) dishappy
- 18.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
- 19.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) reobey (c) unobey (d) disobey
- 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) mistell
- 21.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) reagree (c) preagree (d) unagree
- 22.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
- 23.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
- 24.Which word means “pay before”? (a) unpay (b) repay (c) prepay (d) mispay
- 25.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join before (c) join again (d) not join
- 26.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) misvisit (d) revisit
- 27.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
- 28.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) misbuild
- 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit again (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) not visit
- 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) unopen (c) disopen (d) reopen
- 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
- 32.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) disfair
- 33.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) prejudge (c) disjudge (d) rejudge
- 34.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) reunderstand
- 35.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) prerespect
- 36.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) unread (d) preread
- 37.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
- 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) reuse (d) unuse
- 39.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
- 40.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) uncook (c) recook (d) precook
Answer key
- un-
- write again
- lead wrongly
- pre-
- misuse
- not happy
- re-
- spell wrongly
- not kind
- unsafe
- dis-
- fill again
- unusual
- not clear
- mislead
- preview
- unhappy
- tell again
- disobey
- retell
- disagree
- use wrongly
- paint again
- prepay
- join again
- revisit
- heat again
- rebuild
- visit again
- reopen
- mis-
- unfair
- prejudge
- misunderstand
- disrespect
- misread
- play again
- reuse
- not loyal
- precook
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