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 word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) mistell
- 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 3.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) use before
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
- 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
- 6.Which word means “view before”? (a) preview (b) disview (c) misview (d) unview
- 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
- 8.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) unspell (d) respell
- 9.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
- 10.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
- 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
- 12.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
- 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual before
- 14.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair again (b) fair before (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
- 15.Which word means “open again”? (a) preopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) unopen
- 16.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) uncontinue (c) miscontinue (d) discontinue
- 17.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
- 18.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
- 19.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open wrongly (d) open before
- 20.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
- 21.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
- 22.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) reloyal (c) preloyal (d) unloyal
- 23.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) allow before (d) not allow
- 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
- 25.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge wrongly (c) not judge (d) judge before
- 26.Which word means “not happy”? (a) prehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
- 27.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) miscommon (d) discommon
- 28.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) reusual
- 29.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) disheat
- 30.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) not behave
- 31.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) preequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 32.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
- 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) prebuild (b) disbuild (c) unbuild (d) rebuild
- 34.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) well again
- 35.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) mischeck (c) uncheck (d) discheck
- 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell again (d) tell before
- 37.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) cook before (d) not cook
- 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey before (c) obey again (d) not obey
- 39.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
- 40.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
Answer key
- retell
- re-
- use wrongly
- dis-
- pre-
- preview
- not equal
- misspell
- mis-
- rewrite
- un-
- fill again
- not usual
- not fair
- reopen
- discontinue
- unclear
- not honest
- open again
- not continue
- not common
- disloyal
- not allow
- not tidy
- judge wrongly
- unhappy
- uncommon
- unusual
- reheat
- behave wrongly
- unequal
- read wrongly
- rebuild
- not well
- recheck
- tell again
- cook before
- not obey
- pay before
- dishonest
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